Known Recalls

Model year record

1983 FEDERAL MOTORS Federal

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 86V066000

Steering: steering wheel/handle bar

Component
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Manufacturer
FEDERAL MOTORS INC.
Vehicles affected
650
Reported to NHTSA
1986-05-22
Owners notified
1986-06-22

Defect description

THE STEERING WHEEL TO STEERING COLUMN SECURING NUT MAY BE UPSIDE DOWN AND/OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED AND MAY LOOSEN. THIS ALLOWS THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DISENGAGED OR DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DISENGAGED OR DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WILL BE EXPERIENCED AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

PROPERLY INSTALL AND TORQUE COLOR CODED SECURING NUTS TO PREVENT STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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.