NHTSA safety recall

Recall 81V122000

Steering › Steering Wheel/handle Bar — Autocar, Western, Western Star and others · reported 14 Oct 1981 · 31,703 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

STEERING SHAFT BINDER BOLTS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE EITHER LOOSE OR OVER-TIGHTENED. EITHER CONDITION CAN LEAD TO A SEPARATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, EVEN IF THE FACTORY INSTALLED BOLT HAS BEEN PROPERLY RETIGHTENED.

The fix

UNIQUE BOLTS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN AND WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG WITH NEW NUTS. THIS WILL BE DONE AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: STEERING; STEERING SHAFT BINDER BOLTS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SHAFT SEPARATION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: AS A PRECAUTION, IMMEDIATELY CHECK THE BINDER BOLTS ON THE STEERING SHAFTFOR LOOSENESS. IF THEY ARE LOOSE, TIGHTEN THEM TO 60 FT-LBS TORQUE. TIGHTENINGBOLTS DOES NOT PERMANENTLY REMEDY THE DEFECT. NEW BOLTS AND NUTS MUST BEINSTALLED.

NHTSA campaign
81V122000
Filed by
White Motor Corporation
Report received
14 Oct 1981
Owners notified
1 Feb 1982
Potentially affected
31,703

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.

1975 Autocar Autocar 1976 Autocar Autocar 1977 Autocar Autocar 1978 Autocar Autocar 1979 Autocar Autocar 1980 Autocar Autocar 1981 Autocar Autocar 1975 Western Western 1976 Western Western 1977 Western Western 1980 Western Western 1981 Western Western 1978 Western Star Western 1979 Western Star Western 1975 White Truck White Truck 1976 White Truck White Truck 1977 White Truck White Truck 1978 White Truck White Truck 1979 White Truck White Truck 1980 White Truck White Truck 1981 White Truck White Truck

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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