NHTSA recall campaign

96E040000

ManufacturerELECTRONIC MOBILITY CONTROLSReported1996-12-05Affected133 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR USE BY PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS TO STEER A MOTOR VEHICLE. POSSIBLE UNWANTED MOTION AT THE FACTORY STEERING WHEEL CAN RESULT IN A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STEERING.

Risk

UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE STEERING WHEEL HARDWARE INCLUDING A NEW MACHINED CPU CASE AND THE ADDITION OF AN EXTENAL GROUND LEAD TO THE STEERING MODULE.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.