NHTSA recall campaign

86V159000

Steering › Linkages

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6Affected configurations shown6,958Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSteering › Linkages
Report receivedSep 12, 1986
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS REMAINED IN ACID ETCHING BATH TOO LONG. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: COUPLERS COULD BE OUT OF TOLERANCE RESULTING IN STEERING WHEEL MISALIGNMENT WITH EVENTUAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

REPLACE OUT OF TOLERANCE STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS.

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 86V159000

1987 JEEP WAGONEEROpen vehicle record →1987 JEEP CHEROKEEOpen vehicle record →1987 JEEP COMANCHEOpen vehicle record →1986 JEEP WAGONEEROpen vehicle record →1986 JEEP CHEROKEEOpen vehicle record →1986 JEEP COMANCHEOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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