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2002 Pontiac GRAND PRIX Steering Recall


NHTSA Recall #	85314
NHTSA Compaign #	09E005000
MFG Compaign #
Manufacturer	DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC.
Supplier	PONTIAC
Brand	PONTIAC
Model	GRAND PRIX
Model Year	2002
Component	STEERING
Date of notification	23/02/09
Begin date of manufacuring	12/09/24
End date of manufacturing	12/09/24
Type of recall	E
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	17/02/09
Report created	17/02/09
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	979
Defect summary	Dorman is recalling 979 steering knuckles, dorman p/nos. 697-902 and 697-903, sold under dorman's "oe solutions^tm" brand name, and napa p/nos. 7-8502 and 7-8503 which were sold for replacement use on the various vehicles listed above. A potential material or design defect could result in the steering knuckle breaking in the hub area.
Consequence summary	A broken steering knuckle could result in loss of steering control and a possible crash without warning.
Corrective action	Dorman will notify owners and replace the defective steering knuckles free of charge and reimburse the repair facility or owner for labor. The recall began on february 23, 2009. Owners may contact dorman's toll-free hotline at 1-800-523-2492 and press 5.
Recall notes	This recall only pertains to aftermarket dorman steering knuckles and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by general motors corporation. Owners 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 .

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2002 Pontiac GRAND PRIX Steering Recall

2002 Pontiac GRAND PRIX Steering Recall

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