Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V098000
GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-05-01.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
FLXIBLE CAMPAIGN NO 79-7-5.POSSIBILITY THAT DUE TO IMPROPER MANUFACTURE, THESPLINES IN STEERING GEAR END OF PITMAN ARM ARE OVERSIZE.THIS CONDITION CAUSESLOCKWASHER AND NUT TO BOTTOM ON SPLINED SHOULDER OF STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFTBEFORE PITMAN ARM IS TIGHT.A LOOSEPITMAN ARM CAUSES A "MUSHY" STEERINGREACTION AND EVENTUALLY WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND REPLACING PITMAN ARM WHERE NECESSARY.)
6 model years across 4 models.
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.