| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 30223 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FLXIBLE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004237000033927000000002 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: METRO | Model Year: 1983 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 84V010000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Manufacturer That Filed Report: GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1978 | End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1984 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 5222 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FLXIBLE CORPORATION | Report Received Date: Jan, 01 1984 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 24 1984 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Some buses may have misalignment of the steering column assembly and the gear box. | Consequence Summary: |
| Corrective Summary : Replacement of the lower jacket tube bearing, steering mounting bracket, and possibly the wheel tube. | Recall Notes: Vehicle description: transit buses.system: steering.consequences of defect: excessive misalignment can lead to bearing failure anddamage to or failure of the wheel tube. high steering forces, binding, orexcessive looseness of the steering wheel can occur. loss of steering may alsooccur, possibly causing an accident. |
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