Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- Component
- Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- Manufacturer
- HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 32
- Reported to NHTSA
- 1990-03-12
- Owners notified
- 1990-03-12
Defect description
IMPROPER TORQUING OF STEERING WHEEL COULD CAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN STEEL SHAFT TO WEAR ON THE WHEEL ALUMINUM HUB.
Safety risk
THIS COULD EVENTUALLY ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE SHAFT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF MOTORHOME CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE ALUMINUM HUB AND PROPERLY TORQUE THE STEERING WHEEL.