CHECKER MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1970-04-13.
Recall campaignNHTSA 70V037000
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
Component
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
Manufacturer
CHECKER MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
782
Reported to NHTSA
1970-04-13
Owners notified
1970-03-11
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
POSSIBILITY THAT PITMAN ARM NUT WAS INADEQUATELY TORQUED.LOOSE NUT COULDRESULT IN ERRATIC STEERING CONTROL.LOSS OF NUT WOULD RESULT IN PITMAN ARMBECOMING DIS- ENGAGED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BYPROP- ERLY TORQUING NUT.PROPER TORQUE NOT LESS THAN 120, NOR MORE THAN 160FOOT-POUNDS.)
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