NHTSA recall campaign
05E042000
ManufacturerZF SALES & SERVICE NORTH AMERICA, LLCReported2005-06-20Affected38,768 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE I-SHAFT IS THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING GEAR. AT THE NON-WELDED SIDE OF THE I-SHAFT THERE IS A UNIVERSAL JOINT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SHAFT COULD SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX.
Risk
DRIVERS WILL LOSE STEERING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL CONDUCT THE REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS ISSUE.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.