Recall Detail

FLXIBLE / 870 / 1989

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 27701 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FLXIBLE
Recalled Component Id: 000005678000056549000000002 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 870 Model Year: 1989
NHTSA Campaign Number: 89V186000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR Manufacturer That Filed Report: FLXIBLE CORPORATION
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1989 End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1989
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 755
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 15 1989 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FLXIBLE CORPORATION Report Received Date: Nov, 03 1989
Record Creation date : Nov, 16 1989 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The clamp load may not fully engage on the mating steering box splines due to manufacturing tolerances and/or the pinch bolt may not be properly torqued. Consequence Summary: Inadequate torque may result in slippage and possibleshaft disengagement with loss of steering control; this could result in anaccident.
Corrective Summary : Replace steering shaft. Recall Notes: System: steering shaftvehicle description: transit buses.
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