AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-08-16.
Recall campaignNHTSA 76V129000
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer
AM GENERAL CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
22
Reported to NHTSA
1976-08-16
Owners notified
1976-08-31
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 PS-152.TRUCKS, TWO UNIT CHASSIS WITH POWER PACKAGE.POSSIBILITY THAT IMPROPER LENGTH STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BOLTS WERE USED ANDCOULD RESULT IN BOLTS BOTTOMING OUT IN THE TAPPED GEAR HOUSING HOLES.THISCONDITION COULD CAUSE STEERING GEAR FLEXING OR EXCESSIVE WANDER, AND POSSIBLELOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING BOLTS ANDRELATED FASTENERS WITH PROPER LENGTH BOLTS AND FASTENERS).
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.