Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V139000
KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-06-21.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
WIDETRACK TRUCK.POSSIBILITY THAT THE DRAG LINK, WHICH IS THE CONNECTING LINKBETWEEN THE STEERING GEARBOX ARM (PITMAN ARM) AND THE STEERING ARM ATTACHED TOTHE FRONT AXLE LEFT HAND STEERABLE DRIVE END CAN MALFUNCTION.THIS MALFUNCTIONIS CAUSED BY BENDING AND/OR BREAKAGE OF THE LINK AT THE REDUCED SECTION WHEREIT SCREWS INTO THE CONTROL VALVE, CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPAIRING WITH REINFORCEMENT DRAG LINK KIT).
15 model years across 1 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.