OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

86V159000

Steering:linkages

Reported Dec 9, 1986 · CHRYSLER CORPORATION

Summary

STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS REMAINED IN ACID ETCHING BATH TOO LONG. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: COUPLERS COULD BE OUT OF TOLERANCE RESULTING IN STEERING WHEEL MISALIGNMENT WITH EVENTUAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Consequence

Not supplied in the source record.

Remedy

REPLACE OUT OF TOLERANCE STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS.

Notes

SYSTEM: STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES.

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

1987 Jeep Comanche 1987 Jeep Cherokee 1987 Jeep Wagoneer 1986 Jeep Wagoneer 1986 Jeep Comanche 1986 Jeep Cherokee

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