| NHTSA Record Id: 3708 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: TRW |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013856000091103000000020 |
Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLY |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00E047007 |
Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: TRW COMMERCIAL STEERING SYS. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- |
End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 109929 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 30 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : TRW COMMERCIAL STEERING SYS. |
Report Received Date: Jun, 18 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 24 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. the suspect tie rods contain 20 edl model ball sockets. certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature deterioration of the socket. these bearings were produced between july 5 and october 3, 1999. |
Consequence Summary: If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Trw has notified the original equipment manufacturers and they will notify their customers and instruct them on how and where to get their vehicle repaired free of charge. trw has increased the total population of the ball socket assemblies. see recall 00e-047.007. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 30, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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