MT&G REAR AXLE CROSS PIN
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Machine Tool & Gear, Inc. is recalling certain rear axle cross pins (part numbers 25824249 and ED69145) that were sold as service parts for General Motors vehicles. The pins were not properly heat treated and could fracture and become displaced within the rear axle. If the pin shifts out of position, it could cause the rear axle to lock, preventing the driver from maintaining directional control of the vehicle and potentially causing a crash without warning.
General Motors dealers will install a new rear axle cross pin free of charge, with the recall expected to begin in January 2011. Affected owners should contact their vehicle manufacturer's customer service line: Cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, or visit the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
GENERAL MOTORS' DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
MT&G IS WORKING WITH GENERAL MOTORS TO RECALL CERTAIN REAR AXLE CROSS PINS, PART NUMBERS 25824249 AND ED69145, SOLD FOR USE AS SERVICE PARTS IN CERTAIN GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES. THE REAR AXLE CROSS PINS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD FRACTURE AND BECOME DISPLACED WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. SHOULD THE PIN SHIFT OUT OF POSITION, IT COULD CREATE AN INTERFERENCE CONDITION AND CAUSE THE REAR AXLE TO LOCK.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.