| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 7665 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: UD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010741000083178000000005 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: UD1400 | Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V156000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | Manufacturer That Filed Report: NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 30 2000 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3058 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 04 2000 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : UD Trucks Corporation | Report Received Date: Jun, 05 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 07 2000 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: medium duty trucks. the steering gear box is mounted to the frame using a combination of two (2) mountings bolts with nuts and two (2) mounting studs. the two mounting bolts thread into mounting nuts that are welded to the inside of the frame. during vehicle manufacturing process, residual welding material from the welding of an adjacent bracket for the abs relay may have accumulated in the two steering gear mounting nuts. | Consequence Summary: This may have resulted in decreased torque to the steering gear box mounting bolts during assembly. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove and inspect the two mounting bolts for thread damage. new mounting bolts will be installed. if damage to the bolt threads is evident, new nuts will also be installed. | Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during august 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 nissan diesel at 1-972-756-5500.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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