# Service bulletin 030232044

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10004297
- Published by NHTSA: 2003\-12\-02
- Manufacturer's number: 030232044
- Manufacturer's date: 2004\-09\-01
- Replaces: 030232044A
- NHTSA component: STEERING

## NHTSA's summary

EFFECT OF STEERING BOX LIMITER ADJUSTMENT ON TURNING RADIUS AND POSSIBILITY OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM DAMAGE DUE TO IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT. VARIOUS 1990\-2004 MODELS. \*TT

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Steering

## Vehicles listed

- 1990 CHEVROLET B7
- 1991 to 2002 CHEVROLET B7
- 1990 to 2002 CHEVROLET C SERIES
- CHEVROLET KODIAK
- 1990 to 1996 CHEVROLET T SERIES
- 1997 to 2002 CHEVROLET T SERIES
- 1991 to 2002 GMC B7
- 1990 to 2002 GMC C SERIES
- 1990 to 1994 GMC T SERIES
- 2000 to 2002 GMC T SERIES
- 2003 to 2004 GMC TOPKICK

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2001140](/recalls/tc/2001140.md), 2001-04-19: Steering
- [99V057000](/recalls/nhtsa/99V057000.md), 1999-03-23: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
- [98V237000](/recalls/nhtsa/98V237000.md), 1998-09-29: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\)
- [94V028000](/recalls/nhtsa/94V028000.md), 1994-01-08: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\)

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [PIC3278G](/bulletins/10113436.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician the steps needed to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have unwanted or phantom phone calls. Technician will need to determine what type of call the customer is having that is unwanted. The vehicle may receive an incoming call just like any other phone. Typically the customer will hear the phone ringing in the vehicle. This scenario also includes incoming Bluetooth calls. One type of unwanted call can be made if the key pad is faulty the OnStar system will try to make a blue button call for shorted voltage in the circuits. The OnStar module could have an internal fault and produce a \″Phone Unavailable\″ audio message also it may have a Diagnostic Trouble Code U1500 or B1000. Refer to diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Code making sure to follow any applicable Bulletins or Preliminary Information sheets. A \“Ready\” or \“OnStar ready\” audio message heard while driving. In some cases it has been found that the customer is inadvertently pressing the \″push to talk\″ button on the steering wheel controls. On rare occasions, other issues in the steering column or Steering Wheel Control system may induce this concern.
- [SB\-06\-02\-32\-013B](/bulletins/10032462.md), 2010-03-26, Service bulletin: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. SAAB/HUMMER/GM: DIAGNOSTIC TIPS/RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY. ANALYSIS OF RETURNED POWER STEERING \(PS\) PUMPS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED FOR NOISE, NO POWER ASSIST, NO OR LOW PRESSURE AND LEAKING CONDITIONS HAS INDICATED A HIGH NUMBER OF NO TROUBLE FOUND RESULTS. ALL 1997\-2010 VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS; 2010 AND PRIOR HUMMERS H2/H3 AND SAAB 9\-7X VEHICLES. \*PE
- [020232010](/bulletins/634925.md), 2002-10-10, Service bulletin: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. SUBJECT REGARDING POWER STEERING PUMP NOISE ON F MODEL MEDIUM DUTY TILT CAB MODELS WITH ISUZU 7.8L DIESEL ENGINE. \*TT
- [020232004](/bulletins/629474.md), 2002-04-02, Service bulletin: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. SUBJECT REGARDING STEERING GEAR GREASE SEEPAGE FROM AROUND SECTOR \(OUTPUT\) SHAFT \(INSTALL NEW SECTOR \(OUTPUT\) SHAFT SEALS\).\*JG
- [071200](/bulletins/617776.md), 2001-03-27, Service bulletin: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. CUSTOMERS OR DEALERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT POWER STEERING PUMP NOISE OR WHINE WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. \*TT
- [051000](/bulletins/617711.md), 2001-03-24, Service bulletin: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. SUBJECT REGARDING POWER STEERING PUMP INLET ADAPTOR INSTALLATION. \*TT
- [98050](/bulletins/615109.md), 2000-12-28, Service bulletin: STEERING. PRODUCT RECALL CAMPAIGN TO INSPECT VEHICLES EXHIBITING A CONDITION IN WHICH AN INCORRECT INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. \*TT
- [990235001](/bulletins/606550.md), 1999-08-27, Service bulletin: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT A SQUEAK NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. \*TT
- [990232004A](/bulletins/606519.md), 1999-08-26, Service bulletin: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. SOME OWNERS / OPERATORS OF MEDIUM DUTY MODELS MAY COMMEND ABOUT WATER ENTERING THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR AND CONTAMINATING THE POWER STEERING FLUID. \*TT
- [990232004](/bulletins/606092.md), 1999-08-06, Service bulletin: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. SOME MEDIUM DUTY MODELS MAY HAVE WATER INTRUSION INTO THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. \*TT

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