NHTSA recall campaign
93E009000
What was wrong
Defect
THE HIGH STRENGTH -- LOW ALLOY MATERIAL WHICH WAS USED IN THE TURNBUCKLE STYLE CROSS-TUBE AXLE ASSEMBLIES HAS LOW IMPACT RESISTANCE PROPERTIES. THE TURNBUCKLE STYLE CROSS-TUBE ASSEMBLIES ARE THEREFORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FRACTURE UNDER IMPACT LOADS DUE TO THE COMPONENT'S DESIGN GEOMETRY AND THE LOW IMPACT RESISTANCE OF THE MATERIAL.
Risk
IMPACT FRACTURES OF THE CROSS-TUBE ASSEMBLIES OF THESTEERABLE DRIVE AXLE CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE THE TURNBUCKLE STYLE CROSS-TUBE ASSEMBLIES WITH CROSS-TUBE ASSEMBLIES OF A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.