NHTSA recall campaign

83V100000

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

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2Affected configurations shown507Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentSteering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Report receivedMar 9, 1985
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

UNDER SEVERE STRAIN, A DEFECTIVE WELD JOINING THE STEERING WHEEL HUB TO THE HUB PERIMETER COULD FAIL, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED AT NO 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 83V100000

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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