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April 4, 1978

United States

General Motors, LLC

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONTAIN AN EMERGENCY STOP CONTROL FOR EMERGENCY STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS EMERGENCY STOP CONTROL IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT ENGINE OVERSPEED AND TO STOP THE ENGINE IN CASE OF A FUEL MALFUNCTION.

January 24, 1978

United States

General Motors, LLC

THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COUPLING ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MACHINED OVERSIZED IN THE SERRATION AREA WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WOULD PREVENT THE COUPLING FROM PROPERLY TIGHTENING ON THE SHAFT WHEN THE CLAMP AND PINCH BOLT WERE INSTALLED. United States

General Motors, LLC

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS", IN THAT THE TIRE PLACARD DOES NOT CONTAIN LEGIBLE TIRE SIZE INFORMATION.

December 28, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

December 14, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES ARE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "ANCHORAGE OF SEATS", DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE FRONT SEATS TO SEPARATE FROM THE SEAT ADJUSTER TRACKS. United States

General Motors, LLC

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "ANCHORAGE OF SEATS", DUE TO POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE SEAT POST ATTACHMENT AT THE FLOOR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

November 16, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

THE REAR WHEEL MOUNTING BOLTS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, ARE BRITTLE AND THEREFORE MAY FRACTURE. THIS BRITTLENESS IS DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT DURING MANUFACTURE.

October 19, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, CERTAIN FUEL HOSE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL MAY LEAK DUE TO FUEL HOSE DETERIORATION.

October 17, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

THE REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER RETAINER ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED. SHOULD THE WHEEL CYLINDER RETAINER BECOME COMPLETELY DISENGAGED, THE WHEEL CYLINDER COULD MOVE OUTBOARD CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND A LOSS OF REAR BRAKING ACTION.

October 14, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD IN COMBINATION WITH THE PEDAL INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY CUT THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN RUBBER MAT OR CARPET INTO THE THICK RESILIENT INSULATION PAD UNDERNEATH DURING HEAVY OR REPEATED FULL THROTTLE APPLICATIONS. AS A RESULT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD MAY CATCH IN THE MAT OR CARPET…

October 12, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

THE FRONT AXLE ALUMINUM HUBS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A DEFICIENCY IN THE BARREL AREA BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER BEARINGS WHICH MAY RESULT IN CRACKS WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO HUB FAILURE. United States

General Motors, LLC

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH A STANDARD FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY, INSTEAD OF THE SPECIFIED HEAVY-DUTY FRONT SUSPENSION. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WHILE CARRYING THE MAXIMUM RATED LOAD MAY LEAD TO DETERIORATION AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.

September 27, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

THE REAR AXLE SHAFTS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE A FLAW IN THE METAL. AS A RESULT, THE SHAFT MAY BREAK, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.

September 26, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 104, "WINDSHIELD WIPING AND WASHING SYSTEMS".

September 15, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS".

August 12, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE 110 VOLT AC CONDUIT ON THE GENERATOR MAY CONTACT THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL, OR THE STARTER SOLENOID POST, CAUSING A SHORT TO GROUND OF BATTERY POWER. ALSO, THE 110 VOLT AC CONDUIT AND CABLE INSULATION MAY CHAFE AGAINST THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL, CAUSING A SHORT TO GROUND OF 110 VOLT AC…

August 10, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE NUTS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE HYDRO-BOOST UNIT MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED STRIPPED THREADS AND CRACKED ATTACHING FLANGES.

July 28, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES HAVE STEERING WHEEL CENTER HUBS WHICH FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 107, "REFLECTING SURFACES".

July 15, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH RESERVOIR MOUNTING BOLTS THAT WERE IMPROPERLY PROCESSED. THIS COULD MAKE THESE BOLTS BRITTLE AND SUBJECT TO BREAKING.

June 22, 1977

United States

General Motors, LLC

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.