# NHTSA recall 91V083000

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: 91V083000
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 1991\-06\-10
- Owners notified: 1991\-06\-15
- Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- Units potentially affected: 36364

## What is wrong

NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION.


## What can happen

THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.


## The remedy

TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.


## Notes

SYSTEM: STEERING WHEEL NUT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1991 CHEVROLET BERETTA](/makes/chevrolet/beretta/1991/recalls.md). Built 1990\-03\-01 to 1990\-10\-01.
- [1991 CHEVROLET CORSICA](/makes/chevrolet/corsica/1991/recalls.md). Built 1990\-03\-01 to 1990\-10\-01.

## Investigated as EA91023

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. 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.

- EA91023: Engineering analysis, opened 1991\-04\-10, closed 1991\-06\-05. STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION. STEERING.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/91V083000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/91V083000/investigations)

## 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/91V083000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/91V083000)

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