NHTSA recall campaign
05E002000
ManufacturerEATON HYDRAULICS DIVISIONReported2005-01-14Affected3,517 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
CERTAIN EATON POWER STEERING PUMPS, MODEL VTM42, WHICH EATON MANUFACTURED AND ASSEMBLED FOR USE ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE SEAL ON A PORT PLUG ON THE PUMP, LEAKAGE OF THE HYDRAULIC FLUID CAN OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A REDUCTION IN THE POWER ASSIST.
Risk
REDUCTION IN POWER ASSIST COULD AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLES INCORPORATING THESE PUMPS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL BE CONDUCTING THIS RECALL AND WILL NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.