NHTSA recall campaign

79V165000

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

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1Affected configurations shown80Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentSteering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Report receivedSep 7, 1979
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE PINCH BOLT HOLE CENTER TO STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT ON THE LOWER YOKE DIMENSION EXCEEDS SPECIFICATIONS. IF THE PINCH BOLT BECOMES LOOSE, IT WILL NOT ENGAGE THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT NOTCH AND THE SHAFT COULD SLIP OFF.

What fixes it

Official remedy

THE PROPER STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT YOKE WILL BE INSTALLED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 79V165000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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