AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-11-22.
Recall campaignNHTSA 76V189000
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer
AM GENERAL CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
343
Reported to NHTSA
1976-11-22
Owners notified
1976-11-23
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.TRANSIT BUSES.POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERINGTRANSFER GEARS LOCKING TAB OF LOCKWASHER ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT MAY NOT BE ENGAGED(BENT OVER) TO RETAIN THE OUTPUT GEAR LOCKNUT.IF THISCONDITION EXISTS, IT MAYALLOW THE OUTPUT GEAR TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE DRIVING GEAR, AND LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL MAY OCCUR.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING TO INSURE PROPER LOCK-WASHERENGAGEMENT).BUS-TRANSIT.
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