1996 Chevrolet Corvette defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1996 Chevrolet Corvette. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE
  Recall Query RQ03001 · opened Jan 2, 2003 · closed Sep 15, 2003

  Gm conducted a safety recall (nhtsa # 02v286) to address a steering defect pertaining to a lower pinion bearing (lpb) within the rack and pinion steering gear (r&p). The recall covered 1,159,156 model year 1997-1998 pontiac grand prix vehicles built between march 1, 1996 and october 31, 1997, 1996-1998 pontiac trans sp…

• BRAKE PULL
  Defect Petition DP96006 · opened May 14, 1996 · closed Oct 18, 1996

  The petitions stated that:we represent the owner of a 1990 chevrolet corvette which, when the brakes were applied, suddently, violently, and unexpectedly pulls to the left.this is a intermittent defect which does not occur with an regularity.