THE CENTER CONTROL ARM OF THE STEERING LINKAGE SYSTEM MAY DEVELOP A CRACK IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY OPERATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARKED POSITION. THE STEERING CENTER ARM MAY EVENTUALLY BREAK. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A CRACKED STEERING CENTER ARM WILL ALLOW STEERING CONTROL, HOWEVER, IF THE STEERING ARM BREAKS, IT WOULD RESULT IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: REPLACE CENTER CONTROL ARM WITH A REDESIGNED CONTROL ARM.
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NHTSA investigations
1
EA89038 · Steering Gear Failure
Opened Sep 27, 1989 · Closed Sep 20, 1990
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
There is no summary currently available
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