GM 15785215
Steering Column

Vehicles that encounter accidents with frame-related damages along with significant body or sheet metal destruction or Steering Column impacts or supplemental inflatables activating will potentially suffer from Steering Column malfunctions. The Steering Column bracket assembly should receive an inspection of its capsules through verification of proper bracket slot seating while also inspecting loose tolerance when hand test is applied. When examining the bracket-to-jacket assembly connection and capsule seat position ensure replacement of either the bracket alone or the complete jacket assembly based on these findings. The measurement of distance must be performed to test jacket assembly collapse; any jacket assembly requiring replacement should have dimensions that fall outside of specifications. Survey the bearing and adapter assembly for a broken tab while looking for sheared plastic on the Steering Shaft; if sheared plastic exists replace the Steering Shaft. A frame-related Steering Shaft bend requires dial indicator evaluation of the Steering Shaft lower end to measure runout during wheel rotation when the runout must stay below 1.60 mm (0.06 in).