NHTSA recall 01V200000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 01V200000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 01048 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2001-06-28 |
| Owners notified | 2001-09-04 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT |
| Units potentially affected | 48600 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN, AND IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. FAILURE OF AN UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY COULD OCCUR DUE TO CORROSION.
What can happen
THIS CAN RESULT IN IMPAIRED STEERING OR STEERING LOSS, OR A PARTIAL OR COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 4, 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, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER | Built 1995-11-01 to 1996-06-30. |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER | Built 1996-10-01 to 1996-10-31. |
| 1996 GMC JIMMY | Built 1995-11-01 to 1996-06-30. |
| 1997 GMC JIMMY | Built 1996-10-01 to 1996-10-31. |
| 1996 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA | Built 1995-11-01 to 1996-06-30. |
| 1997 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA | Built 1996-10-01 to 1996-10-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA99022 and RQ02012
This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA99022 | Engineering analysis, opened 1999-07-30, closed 2001-08-28. UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT. SUSPENSION. |
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| RQ02012 | Recall query, opened 2002-09-10, closed 2003-03-07. FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT; SUSPENSION:FRONT; SUSPENSION. |
From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 01049 | 2002-03-22. Service bulletin. SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT 01049 FOR UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.