Recall campaign · NHTSA 79V174000

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FWD CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-07-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 79V174000

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Component: Steering: linkages: drag: link: connection
Manufacturer: FWD CORPORATION
Vehicles affected: 27
Reported to NHTSA: 1979-07-17
Owners notified: 1979-07-05

Defect description

UNDER SEVERE OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE THREADS ON THE DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY AND BALL STUD AND SOCKET MAY FAIL DUE TO IMPROPER THREAD ENGAGEMENT.

Manufacturer remedy

THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIRE TRUCKS.SYSTEM: STEERING; DRAG LINK.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: WHEN THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THE DRAG LINK AND BALL STUDAND SOCKET ASSEMBLY COULD SEPARATE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AVEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
SEAGRAVE SR	1979 1978 1977

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.