{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"98V242000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"RQ99005","kind":"RQ","kind_name":"Recall query","opened":"1999-05-11","closed":"2001-11-27","open":false,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","component":"STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)","subject":"STEERING GEAR/GRAME ATTACHING BOLTS","summary":"THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE LOWER THAN SPECIFIED TORQUE ON THE THREE STEERING GEAR TO FRAME ATTACHMENT BOLTS.THESE BOLTS MAY LOOSEN CAUSING UNRESPONSIVE STEERING AND EVENTUALLY THE BOLTS MAY BACK OUT OR FRACTURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL","campaigns":["98V242000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"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.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/98V242000"}