Recall campaign · NHTSA 76V139000

Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly

KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-09-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 76V139000

Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly

Component
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
Manufacturer
KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY
Vehicles affected
13
Reported to NHTSA
1976-09-14
Owners notified
1976-09-01

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

FABCO CAMPAIGN NO N/A.DELIVERY TYPE TRUCK FD-4256 FRONT DRIVING AXLES.POSSIBILITY THAT THE TIE ROD ARMS ON FRONT DRIVING AXLES MAY CRACK DUE TOIMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, ARM COULD CRACK AND AFFECTSTEERING.TOTAL FRACTURE WOULD RESULT IN DETACHMENT OF THE ROD ARM FROMSTEERING KNUCKLE AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.(CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND REPLACING TIE ROD ARMS WITH PROPERLY HEAT/TREATED TIE ROD ARMS).TRUCK.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
FABCO FD42561975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970

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.