Item Affected: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Date Announced: 07/14/1980
Description of Recall: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS INSTALLED USING MOUNTING BOLTS WHICH ARE TOO LONG IN RELATION TO THE AVAILABLE HOLE DEPTH IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR BOX MOUNTING BOLTS WITH BOLTS OF THE CORRECT LENGTH WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: STEERING ASSEMBLY; STEERING GEAR BOX, MOUNTING BOLTS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED VEHICLE OPERATION IN THIS CONDITION COULDRESULT IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX COMING LOOSE FROM ITS BRACKET, RESULTING ININACCURATE STEERING. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND ANACCIDENT.
Item Affected: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Date Announced: 07/14/1980
Description of Recall: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS INSTALLED USING MOUNTING BOLTS WHICH ARE TOO LONG IN RELATION TO THE AVAILABLE HOLE DEPTH IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR BOX MOUNTING BOLTS WITH BOLTS OF THE CORRECT LENGTH WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: STEERING ASSEMBLY; STEERING GEAR BOX, MOUNTING BOLTS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED VEHICLE OPERATION IN THIS CONDITION COULDRESULT IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX COMING LOOSE FROM ITS BRACKET, RESULTING ININACCURATE STEERING. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND ANACCIDENT.