Chevrolet Steering: Hose, Piping, and Connections

Chevrolet is recalling about 5,152 vehicles over a problem with the steering. The power steering fluid is flammable and could causean underhood fire if exposed to a source of ignition.

Campaign
92V160000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
8 November 1992
Vehicles
5,152
Built between
Jun 1992 – Sep 1992
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 October 1992
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1992 and September 1992. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1992-1993 Chevrolet CorvetteBuilt June 1992 to September 1992

What the defect is

The power steering gear inlet hose on these vehicles can fracture, causing power steering fluid to spray from hose into the engine compartment.

What could happen

The power steering fluid is flammable and could causean underhood fire if exposed to a source of ignition.

What gets fixed

REPLACE THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1992 to September 1992
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 November 1992
  3. Owners notified30 October 1992

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 8 November 1992.

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

System: steering.vehicle description: passenger cars with LT1 engines.

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.

Same component

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