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Passenger cars (Chevrolet MW) - Repair

Official notice

16 Sept 2010

Last checked

28 Oct 2026

RecallScope risk estimate:HighCAA Japan

An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger cars (Chevrolet MW) - Repair. ■Defective component details Incorrect material was used during manufacture of the bolts securing the control arm to the vehicle body, resulting in insufficient strength in some bolts. If these bolts are tightened with excessive torque during servicing, they may break during use, causing the control arm to detach from its mounting point on the vehicle body and rendering the vehicle undrivable. Published 2010-09-16.

What to do now

(Recall)2606 On all vehicles, replace the bolts with nondefective bolts and tighten them to the specified torque.

Recall number

2606

Official notice

2010-09-16

The hazard

■Defective component details Incorrect material was used during manufacture of the bolts securing the control arm to the vehicle body, resulting in insufficient strength in some bolts. If these bolts are tightened with excessive torque during servicing, they may break during use, causing the control arm to detach from its mounting point on the vehicle body and rendering the vehicle undrivable.

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Recall Numbers

2606

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Affected products

Product 1

シボレー MW

Hazard

■Defective component details Incorrect material was used during manufacture of the bolts securing the control arm to the vehicle body, resulting in insufficient strength in some bolts. If these bolts are tightened with excessive torque during servicing, they may break during use, causing the control arm to detach from its mounting point on the vehicle body and rendering the vehicle undrivable.

Where it was sold

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Location 1

JP · Japan

Affected area 1

JP · Japan

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Chevrolet.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Official classification

消費者庁 — 修理

Recall details

Recall number

2606

Event id

CAA-00000001448

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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