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Chevrolet - General motors

Official notice

3 Nov 2014

Last checked

3 Nov 2014

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Chevrolet - General motors. On certain vehicles, bolts securing the front lower control arm ball joint to the steering knuckle may not have been tightened to specification and could loosen. This could result in the lower control arm separating from the steering knuckle while driving, resulting in a loss of steering control and increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect bolts and tighten to specification as necessary. Published 2014-11-03.

What to do now

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Recall number

69945

Official notice

2014-11-03

The hazard

On certain vehicles, bolts securing the front lower control arm ball joint to the steering knuckle may not have been tightened to specification and could loosen. This could result in the lower control arm separating from the steering knuckle while driving, resulting in a loss of steering control and increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect bolts and tighten to specification as necessary.

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Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

69945

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2014, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: SPARK

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, bolts securing the front lower control arm ball joint to the steering knuckle may not have been tightened to specification and could loosen. This could result in the lower control arm separating from the steering knuckle while driving, resulting in a loss of steering control and increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect bolts and tighten to specification as necessary.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Chevrolet, General Motors.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

69945

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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