Recall campaign · NHTSA 70V037000

Steering: gear box: shaft pitman

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.)

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
CHECKER A12W8M1970 1969

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.