# NHTSA recall 01V126000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 01V126000
- Manufacturer's number: 01034
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2001\-04\-12
- Owners notified: 2001\-04\-04
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- Units potentially affected: 30476

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES.  UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE  FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS MAY FRACTURE.  THIS FRACTURE COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM THE FRAME.


## What can happen

A SEPARATION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS.  OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN BY TELEPHONE ON APRIL 4, 2001.  THE  FOLLOWUP LETTER TO CONSUMERS WAS MAILED MAY 3, 2001.    OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1\-800\-222\-1020, OLDSMOBILE AT 1\-800\-442\-6537, OR GMC AT 1\-800\-462\-8782.


## Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER](/makes/chevrolet/trailblazer/2002/recalls.md). Built 1999\-07\-01 to 1999\-07\-31.
- [2002 GMC ENVOY](/makes/gmc/envoy/2002/recalls.md). Built 1999\-07\-01 to 1999\-10\-31.
- [2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA](/makes/oldsmobile/bravada/2002/recalls.md). Built 1999\-07\-01 to 1999\-07\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [01034](/bulletins/619729.md), 2001-06-25, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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