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Chevrolet - General motors

Official notice

7 Apr 2011

Last checked

7 Apr 2011

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Chevrolet - General motors. On certain vehicles, the steering wheel may have been improperly fastened during vehicle assembly. This could allow the steering wheel to loosen and come off. Should this occur while the vehicle is underway, the driver would lose steering control, which could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect the steering wheel fastener bolt and repair if necessary. Published 2011-04-07.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

71370

Official notice

2011-04-07

The hazard

On certain vehicles, the steering wheel may have been improperly fastened during vehicle assembly. This could allow the steering wheel to loosen and come off. Should this occur while the vehicle is underway, the driver would lose steering control, which could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect the steering wheel fastener bolt and repair if necessary.

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Recall Numbers

71370

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2011, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: CRUZE

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, the steering wheel may have been improperly fastened during vehicle assembly. This could allow the steering wheel to loosen and come off. Should this occur while the vehicle is underway, the driver would lose steering control, which could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect the steering wheel fastener bolt and repair if 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

71370

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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