CHEVROLET KINGSWOOD ESTATE Recalls

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1972 CHEVROLET KINGSWOOD ESTATE Recall

Item Affected: STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

Date Announced: 01/24/1973

Description of Recall: THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT DRIVING ON UNPAVED ROAD SURFACES, PARTICULARLY ROADS WHICH ARE HEAVILY GRAVELED AND WHICH ARE EXTREMELY WAVY OR FILLED WITH CHUCKHOLES, AT SPEEDS WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO PITCH EXCESSIVELY, THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER MAY SCOOP UP LOOSE STONES OR GRAVEL AND COULD BE THROWN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ONE OF THESE STONES TO LODGE BETWEEN THE STEERING COUPLING AND THE FRAME AND CAUSE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT.

Conequence: INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERINGCONTROL MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Action Need To Fix It: INSPECT AND INSTALL SHIELD ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Notes: SYSTEM: STEERING.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

1972 CHEVROLET KINGSWOOD ESTATE Recall

Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Date Announced: 10/13/1971

Description of Recall:

Conequence:

Action Need To Fix It:

Notes: ALL STATION WAGONS. POSSIBILITY THAT THIRD SEAT LAP BELTS MAY NOT BE LONGENOUGH TO MEET REQUIREMENT OF SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208. (CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND REPLACING WITH BELT OF PROP ER LENGTH WHERE NECESSARY. )