Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V198000

Steering: rack and pinion: rack

SAAB CARS USA, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-11-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V198000

Steering: rack and pinion: rack

Component
Steering: rack and pinion: rack
Manufacturer
SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Vehicles affected
1,221
Reported to NHTSA
1971-11-01
Owners notified
1971-10-27

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT STEERING RACK BALL JOINTS WERE IMPROPERLY HEA T TREATED.LACKOF TREATMENT COULD CAUSE LOOSE STEERING AFTERPERIOD OF USE.EXCESSIVE WEARON RACK BALL JOINTS COULD POSS IBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTI NG AND REPLACING PARTS WHERE NECESSARY.)

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
SAAB 991971

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.