S10/T10 Blazer 4WD V6-4.3L VIN W (1997)
Technical Service Bulletin # 01048A
Date: 011001
Recall - Upper Ball Joint Separation
File In Section: Product Recalls
Bulletin No.: 01048A
Date: October, 2001
PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL
SUBJECT:
01048A - UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION
MODELS:
1996-1997 4-WHEEL DRIVE CHEVROLET BLAZER; GMC JIMMY; OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA REGISTERED IN:
CONNECTICUT
MASSACHUSETTS
OHIO
DELAWARE
MICHIGAN
PENNSYLVANIA
ILLINOIS
MINNESOTA
RHODE ISLAND
INDIANA
MISSOURI
VERMONT
IOWA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
WASHINGTON D.C.
MAINE
NEW JERSEY
WEST VIRGINIA
MARYLAND
NEW YORK
WISCONSIN
This bulletin cancels and replaces bulletin 01048, issued August, 2001. The size of the drill bit in the service procedure has changed.
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Labor operation V0766 for customer reimbursement will now close the recall in GMVIS.
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Customer reimbursement on non-GM parts should be considered if all other required criteria are met.
All copies of bulletin 01048 should be destroyed.
CONDITION
General Motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1996-1997 4-wheel drive Chevrolet Blazer, GMC Jimmy,
and Oldsmobile Bravada vehicles registered in CT, DE, IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, Washington D.C., WV,
and WI. Some of these vehicles have a condition where the front suspension upper ball joint may separate without prior warning. If this were to occur
while the vehicle was moving, the top of the front tire would lean inward and a very noticeable noise would be heard. The vehicle would pull in the
direction of the separated ball joint but vehicle control could be maintained using a steering correction in these circumstances. If the driver were
surprised by the sudden change in the vehicle handling and was unable to control the vehicle, there could be a crash.
CORRECTION
Dealers are to replace both upper ball joints.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
