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1971 Chevrolet Impala Recalls

  1. Recall Description

    THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT DRIVING ON UNPAVED ROAD SURFACES, PARTICULARLY ROADS WHICH ARE HEAVILY GRAVELED AND WHICH ARE EXTREMELY WAVY OR FILLED WITH CHUCKHOLES, AT SPEEDS WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO PITCH EXCESSIVELY, THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER MAY SCOOP UP LOOSE STONES OR GRAVEL AND COULD BE THROWN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ONE OF THESE STONES TO LODGE BETWEEN THE STEERING COUPLING AND THE FRAME AND CAUSE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT.

    Possible Effects

    INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERINGCONTROL MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

    Action

    INSPECT AND INSTALL SHIELD ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.

    Notes

    SYSTEM: STEERING.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

    Recall Manufacture Dates

    1970-08-01 - 1972-07-01

    Vehicles Affected

    3707064

  2. Recall Description

    Possible Effects

    Action

    Notes

    CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-11.STATION WAGONS ONLY.POSSIBIL ITY THAT BUMPERJACK LOAD REST LIP MAY NOT BE PROPERLY FORMEDALLOWING IT TO BEND AND VEHICLESLIP FROM JACK LOAD REST.(CO RRECT BY INSTALLING CORRECT JACK CORRECT JACKWHERENECESSARY. )

    Recall Manufacture Dates

    -

    Vehicles Affected

    6000

  3. Recall Description

    Possible Effects

    Action

    Notes

    CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-17.PONTIAC CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-4.S TATION WAGONS.EQUIPPED WITH L-78-15 FASTRAK W.S.POSSIBIL ITY THAT TIRE MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLETO EARLY TREAD SEPARATION, AN D MAY NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETYSTANDARD NO. 109.THIS TYPE TREAD SEPARATION WILL NOT CAUSE DEFLATION OFBUT MAY CAUSE NOTICEABLE ROUGHNESS IN RIDE AND HANDLING OF CA R OF CAR ANDPOSSIBLE LOSS OF PORTIONS OF TREAD STOCK.REPLAC ING TIRE WHERE NECESSARY).

    Recall Manufacture Dates

    -

    Vehicles Affected

    1672

  4. Recall Description

    Possible Effects

    Action

    Notes

    POSSIBILITY THAT THROTTLE ROD TO THROTTLE LEVER RETAINING CLIP ON CARBURETORMAY BE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THROTTLE LEVER COULDBE HELD IN PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION.IF THIS OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION,VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVER''S FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR.(CORRECT BY REPLACING CLIP WITH IMPROVED DESIGN WHERE NECESSARY.)

    Recall Manufacture Dates

    -

    Vehicles Affected

    12600

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