# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE96076
> **STEERING SHAFT SEPARATIONS** · Opened 1996-12-18 · Closed 1997-04-17
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE96076
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 1996-12-18
- **Close date:** 1997-04-17
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Affected makes:** CHEVROLET
- **Affected components:** STEERING
- **Affected model years:** 1996
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 2
## Summary

BOLT IN THE COUPLING, JOINING THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE AND STEERING COLUMN SHAFTS, FALLS OUT.TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING OCCURS WHEN THE SHAFTS THEN SEPARATE.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE96076)
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