NHTSA recall campaign

87E016000

ManufacturerTRW AUTOMOTIVE PROD.,INCReported1987-05-05Affected39,391 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

DURING THE REMANUFACTURING PROCESS, YOKES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED ON CERTAIN POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING UNITS.

Risk

THE ABOVE IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT COULD RESULT IN MOMENTARYDISENGAGEMENT OF THE RACK AND THE PINION, SKIPPING OF THE STEERING GEAR TEETHAND A RATCHETING SOUND. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS AND THERE IS A LOSS OF POWERSTEERING ASSIST, ENGINE STALLING, POWER STEERING PUMP, BELT OR HOSE FAILURE,LOSS OF STEERING MIGHT OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND COULD RESULT IN AVEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE OR REPAIR POWER STEERING REMANUFACTURED UNITS.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.