Affected Component: STEERING

Date Published
AUG 05, 2015
NHTSA TSB #
10089881
TSB Document
Summary
15622 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. CERTAIN 2015 AND 2016 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET CRUZE MODEL VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH THE LEFT FRONT KNUCKLE TO HUB ATTACHMENT BELOW GMÂ’S TORQUE SPECIFICATION. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND SEPARATION OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE TO HUB WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE LEFT FRONT KNUCKLE TO HUB ATTACHMENT BOLTS AND TORQUE THE BOLTS TO SPECIFICATION.