1975 GMC P30 Recalls

Item Affected: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

Date Announced: 06/22/1977

Description of Recall: THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS WERE ASSEMBLED WITH BALL JOINTS WHICH MAY CONTAIN SOCKETS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT-TREATED. THIS MAY CAUSE THE SOCKET TO WEAR RAPIDLY AND ALLOW THE BALL JOINT STUD TO SEPARATE FROM THE SOCKET, CAUSING EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEEL SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.

Conequence:

Action Need To Fix It: DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, WHERE NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM, LOWER.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF SUSPENSION COLLAPSES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION,LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.

Item Affected: WHEELS:MULTI PIECE

Date Announced: 09/03/1975

Description of Recall:

Conequence:

Action Need To Fix It:

Notes: CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 75-C-16. GMC CAMPAIGN NO 75-C-10. OPTION R05 DUALWHEELS TRUCK AND COACH. POSSIBILITY WHEELS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITHINCORRECT RIMS WHICH ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WHEEL SIDE RINGS INSTALLED ATASSEMBLY PLANT. AS A RESULT, THE WHEEL SIDE RING WILL NOT PROPERLY SEAT ONWHEEL RIM AND SIDE RING MAY SEPARATE FROM WHEEL. A DISENGAGED WIDE RING MAYTRAVEL IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER AND COULD CAUSE INJURY TO PERSONS IN THEVICINITY. A DISENGAGED RING COULD ALSO CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR AND LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WITH PROPER WHEELS ANDRINGS. )