- Vehicles
- 155,418
- Built between
- Aug 1972 – Sep 1972
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 November 1972
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1972 and September 1972. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1973 Buick CenturyBuilt August 1972 to September 1972
- 1973 Chevrolet ChevelleBuilt August 1972 to September 1972
- 1973 Chevrolet EL CaminoBuilt August 1972 to September 1972
- 1973 GMC SprintBuilt August 1972 to September 1972
- 1973 Oldsmobile CutlassBuilt August 1972 to September 1972
- 1973 Pontiac Grand AMBuilt August 1972 to September 1972
- 1973 Pontiac Grand PrixBuilt August 1972 to September 1972
- 1973 Pontiac LemansBuilt August 1972 to September 1972
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1972 to September 1972
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 November 1972
- Owners notified10 November 1972
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 14 November 1972.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
General motor campaign no (chevrolet 73-C-03, pontiac 73-C-1, buick 73-C-1,OLDSMOBILE 73-C-2, and gmc 73-C-1).POSSIBILITY that steering linkage mayover-travel and cause severe front wheel toe-in.condition can occur whensteering wheel is turned to extreme left position while vehicle is in reverseand right front tire strikes object such as curb or parking block.operationof vehicle in this condition can damage right hand inner tie rod end assemblywhich eventually could result in loss of steering control of right front wheel.(correct by inspecting and installing idler arm stop bracket where necessary.)
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.