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NHTSA Action Number : RQ99005 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : 98V242000
Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:    
     CHEVROLET / SILVERADO     1999
     GMC / SIERRA     1999
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Component :
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Date Investigation Opened : May 11, 1999
Date Investigation Closed : November 27, 2001
Summary:
 THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE LOWER THAN SPECIFIED TORQUE ON THE THREE STEERING GEAR TO FRAME ATTACHMENT BOLTS. THESE BOLTS MAY LOOSEN CAUSING UNRESPONSIVE STEERING AND EVENTUALLY THE BOLTS MAY BACK OUT OR FRACTURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL
   

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