NHTSA recall campaign
90E046000
ManufacturerROCKWELL INTERNATIONALReported1990-12-26Affected700 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT OF TIE ROD ARMS CAUSES ARMS TO BE SUBJECT TO YIELDING AND FATIGUE CRACKS.
Risk
TIE ROD ARM COULD FRACTURE AND CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE TIE ROD ARMS WITH ARMS THAT HAVE BEEN HEAT TREATED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.