NHTSA complaint: 1992 GMC GMC — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
type: Event
additional type: https://schema.org/AccidentReport
start date: 1999-09-03
description: ORIGINAL 4X4 FRONT AXLE ACTUATOR REPLACED BY AUTHORIZED G.M. DEALER. PART WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED CAUSING FRONT AXLES (HUBS) TO REMAIN LOCKED DESPITE BEING IN 2 WHEEL HIGH. DOING 70 MPG ON HIGHWAY, REAR U-JOINT GOT TOO HOT AND SEIZED CAUSING TORQUE TO BREAK TRANSFER CASE IN HALF AND ALLOWING DRIVESHAFT TO TEAR LOOSE FUEL LINES AND TEAR HOLE IN FLOORBOARD DIRECTLY BELOW DRIVER SEAT. FAULTY ENGINEERING OF NEW ACTUATOR SWITCH DESIGN DOES NOT PROVIDE WARNING WHEN HUBS ARE LOCKED. EXPLOSION OF TRANSFER CASE CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENT AND MINOR FIRE.
organizer: General Motors, LLC
publisher: AI Analytics
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/
source organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation

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property ID: NHTSA Complaint ID
value: 171289

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