Recall campaign · NHTSA 86V171000

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FLXIBLE CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1986-12-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 86V171000

Steering: column

Component: Steering: column
Manufacturer: FLXIBLE CORPORATION
Vehicles affected: 1,102
Reported to NHTSA: 1986-12-23
Owners notified: 1987-02-12

Defect description

INCORRECT LOCK WASHERS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE TILT STEERING COLUMN PIVOT BUSHING BOLTS AND THE COLUMN HOUSING PIVOT MAY BE MISALIGNED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: PIVOT BOLT COULD LOOSEN AND RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL PROPER LOCK WASHER AND CORRECT MISALIGNMENT OF COLUMN HOUSING PIVOT.

Notes

SYSTEM: TILT STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: METRO TRANSIT BUSES WITH TILT STEERING COLUMN.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
FLXIBLE Metro	1986 1985

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.