Chevrolet Suspension: Upper Arm

Chevrolet is recalling about 2,788 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
74V078000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
17 May 1974
Vehicles
2,788
Built between
Not published
Models
10
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 May 1974
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 1974 Chevrolet C20
  • 1974 Chevrolet C30
  • 1974 Chevrolet G30
  • 1974 Chevrolet P20
  • 1974 Chevrolet P30
  • 1974 GMC C2500
  • 1974 GMC C3500
  • 1974 GMC G3500
  • 1974 GMC P2500
  • 1974 GMC P3500

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA17 May 1974
  2. Owners notified15 May 1974

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 17 May 1974.

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

Chevrolet campaign no 74-C-09.POSSIBILITY that the front upper control armattaching bolts, which attach the front suspension to the frame may break dueto improper heat treatment.if this occurs the front upper control arm will bedetached from frame causing a loss of steering control.(correct by inspectingand replacing bolts with properly heat treated bolts).

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.

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