Auto Recall Date:
JAN 30, 1996
Vehicle Component:
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
102403
Model Affected
1996 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD
1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Defect Summary:
DEFECTIVE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AND CAN LOOSEN.
Defect Consequence:
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAN LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND SEPARATE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION KNUCKLE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUTS FOR PROPER TORQUE. IF THE BALL JOINT HAS LOOSENED, BOTH THE BALL JOINT AND THE KNUCKLE WILL BE REPLACED.
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
102403
Notes:
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Auto Recall Date:
DEC 10, 1996
Vehicle Component:
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
21582
Model Affected
1996 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD
1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Defect Summary:
THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION DURING ASSEMBLY.
Defect Consequence:
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A FRACTURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL LUG NUTS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
21582
Notes:
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.