AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-04-25.
Recall campaignNHTSA 74V066000
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer
AM GENERAL CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
8,973
Reported to NHTSA
1974-04-25
Owners notified
1974-04-19
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
AM GENERAL CAMPAIGN NO N/A.FLEET VAN 1/2 TON.BUILT JULY 1 1973 THRU APRIL17 1974.POSSIBILITY OF DISTORTION OF THE BOXED FRAME AREA AT THE STEERINGGEAR ATTACHING LOCATION DUE TO IMPROPERLY LOCATED OF "S" SPACERS ON THEVEHICLE.THIS MAY REDUCE THE TORQUE ON THE STEERING GEAR ADAPTER RETAININGBOLTS.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REINFORCING BOX FRAME TO PRECLUDE LOSS OF TORQUE ONSTEERING GEAR ADAPTER RETAINING BOLTS).
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