WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1980-05-15.
Recall campaignNHTSA 80V060000
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
831
Reported to NHTSA
1980-05-15
Owners notified
1980-05-23
Defect description
VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE FRONT FRAME RAIL EXTENSIONS. ON TRUCKS WITH SINGLE RAM POWER STEERING, THESE CRACKS COULD INTERSECT THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING HOLES. THIS WOULD CAUSE DISLOCATION OF THE STEERING GEAR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL NEW FRAME RAIL EXTENSIONS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: STEERING; STEERING GEAR MOUNTING, STRUCTURE; FRAME RAIL EXTENSION.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: EITHER CONDITION (FRAME RAIL CRACKS OR DISLOCATEDSTEERING GEAR) COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
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.