1985 CHEVROLET ASTRO RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

1985 CHEVROLET ASTRO RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1985 CHEVROLET ASTRO recalls and defects found on 1985 CHEVROLET ASTRO automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 1985 CHEVROLET ASTRO manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR:CHAMBER
- SEATS
- STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

Most Recent Recalls For 1985 CHEVROLET ASTRO

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1985-1991 CHEVROLET ASTRO SEATS Recall
1985-1991 CHEVROLET ASTRO	SEATS Units affected: 604207	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1993-11-16
Summary: THE RECLINER MECHANISM AND THE SEAT FRAME MAY HAVE FOAM AND/OR VINYL BETWEEN THEM, CREATING A "SOFT" JOINT. THIS "SOFT" JOINT RESULTS IN LOWER THAN SPECIFIED BOLT TORQUE WHICH LEADS TO JOINT LOOSENESS, CAUSING BOLT FATIGUE AND EVENTUAL BOLT FAILURE.
1985 CHEVROLET ASTRO STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) Recall
1985 CHEVROLET ASTRO	STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) Units affected: 26741	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1985-12-03
Summary: A PART OF THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING WHICH ATTACHES TO THE FRAME MAY BREAK. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: STEERING DIFFICULTIES WILL OCCUR AND THE STEERING GEAR TO THE FRAME MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
1983-1985 CHEVROLET ASTRO PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR:CHAMBER Recall
1983-1985 CHEVROLET ASTRO	PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR:CHAMBER Units affected: 4870	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1985-10-07
Summary: THE REAR BRAKE RELEASE TIME MAY BE GREATER THAN THE TIME SPECIFIED IN FMVSS 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEM". IN ADDITION, SOME TRACTORS MAY HAVE WARPED PARKING BRAKE APPLY SPRINGS WHICH ALSO EFFECT THE REAR BRAKE RELEASE TIME. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: TRACTORS FAIL TO MEET THE STOPPING DISTANCE SPECIFIED IN FMVSS 121 WHICH IS REQUIRED TO STOP THE TRUCK SAFELY.