Recall 77V126000
Steering › Steering Wheel/handle Bar — Am General · reported 19 Aug 1977 · 2,263 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE STEERING WHEEL RETAINER NUT AND BOTH ENDS OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY UNIVERSAL JOINT RETAINING HARDWARE (CONSISTING OF THE PINCH BOLT AND NUTS), MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE NUTS TO LOOSEN AND GRADUALLY BACK OFF.
The fix
DEALER WILL TIGHTEN ALL SUSPECT NUTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: POSTAL VANS.SYSTEM: STEERING; STEERING WHEEL, RETAINER NUT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE STEERING WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE STEERINGSHAFT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Vehicles covered by this recall
Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is this car's recall fixed?
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.
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