# NHTSA recall 05V054000

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: 05V054000
- Manufacturer's number: 05020
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2005\-02\-14
- Owners notified: 2005\-02\-09
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 9402

## What is wrong

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLE BOLTS THAT ARE NOT TO SPECIFICATION AND COULD FRACTURE UNDER HIGH LOADS THAT CAN OCCUR IN SOME DRIVING CONDITIONS.


## What can happen

IF THE BOLT FRACTURE, THE REAR SUSPENSION LINKAGE COULD DETACH FROM THE KNUCKLE AND THE REAR WHEEL WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN INBOARD OR OUTBOARD.  SUDDEN CHANGES IN VEHICLE HANDLING COULD OCCUR, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, AND THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLE BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE.   THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 9, 2005.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1\-800\-630\-2438 OR PONTIAC AT 1\-800\-620\-7668.


## Notes

GM RECALL NO. 05020.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. Built 2004\-10\-01 to 2005\-01\-31.
- [2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM](/makes/pontiac/grand-am/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-10\-01 to 2005\-01\-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.

- [03\-00\-91\-001I](/bulletins/10245395.md), 2023-11-22, Service bulletin
- [150089004B](/bulletins/10190337.md), 2021-04-16, Service bulletin
- [PIP5338B](/bulletins/10141360.md), 2018-06-18, Service bulletin
- [03\-00\-91\-001G](/bulletins/10139199.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [050308002F](/bulletins/10126308.md), 2017-12-22, Service bulletin
- [PIP5338](/bulletins/10114894.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [05020](/bulletins/10015339.md), 2005-07-14, Service bulletin
- [040308010](/bulletins/10012182.md), 2005-02-17, Service bulletin
- [3263](/bulletins/10011819.md), 2005-02-01, Service bulletin
- [040308015A](/bulletins/10011062.md), 2004-12-28, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V054000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V054000)

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