NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V068000

Steering › Column — Flxible · reported 13 May 1987 · 3,122 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

STEERING COLUMN LOWER SHAFT MAY BE TOO LONG ALLOWING EXCESSIVE THRUST LOAD TO BE APPLIED TO UPPER HOUSING BEARINGS AND STEERING TRANSFER BOX BEARINGS.

The risk

BEARINGS COULD FAIL OR SEIZE, RESULTING IN LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL.

The fix

REPLACE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WITH ONE OF PROPER LENGTH.

SYSTEM: TILT STEERING COLUMN.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: METRO TRANSIT BUSES WITH TILT STEERING COLUMNS.

NHTSA campaign

87V068000

Filed by

Flxible Corporation

Report received

13 May 1987

Owners notified

23 Sep 1987

Potentially affected

3,122

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.

1985 Flxible Metro 1986 Flxible Metro 1987 Flxible Metro

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.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall database. Look up another campaign →