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THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT TO STEERING RACK LOWER COUPLING PINCH BOLT MAY BE MISSING. THIS COULD RESULT IN SHAFT DISENGAGEMENT AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
No risk description available.
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, A PINCH BOLT WILL BE INSTALLED.
THE NUT ATTACHING THE STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION. THIS COULD ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
No risk description available.
STEERING WHEEL NUT WILL BE CHECKED AND TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION IF NECESSARY.
THE REAR CRADLE BOLT COULD PULL THROUGH THE RETAINER DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINER. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE CRADLE WOULD NO LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THAT MOUNTING LOCATION AND THE STEERING SHAFT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
No risk description available.
REAR CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS WILL BE REPLACED.
On certain S15 and T15 vehicles, the nut attaching the steering wheel may have been insufficiently tightened and a nut retainer may be missing. This could allow the steering wheel to disengage from the column causing loss of steering control and a possible vehicle crash.
No risk description available.
Steering wheel nut and retainer will be reinstalled and the nut retorqued.
ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 16 VALVE ENGINES, EXCESSIVE TENSI0N COULD CAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP BRACKET TO BREAK WHICH WOULD LOOSEN THE PUMP AND AND ALLOW THE DRIVE BELT TO SLIP. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING FORCE NEEDED TO MANOEVER THE VEHICLE COULD UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE LOSS OF DRIVER CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH.
No risk description available.
POWER STEERING PUMP BRACKET WILL BE REPLACED.
VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH ADJUSTABLE (TILT AND TELESCOPE) STEERING COLUMNS CONTAINING AN INCORRECT AND POSSIBLY UNDER TORQUED STEERING COLUMN CLAMPING BOLT. THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL FROM EITHER SEPARATION OF THE COUPLING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OR, WITH HIGH MILEAGE, FROM WEARING OF THE SPLINES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE COUPLING SPINS FREELY ON THE STEERING COLUMN.
No risk description available.
CLAMPING BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED WITH GRADE EIGHT FASTENERS, WITH TORQUE PREVAILING NUTS TIGHTENED TO SPECIFIED TORQUE.
THE BOLTS WHICH SECURE THE HANDLEBARS TO THEIR HOLDERS CAN LOOSEN OR FRACTURE, PERMITTING LOOSENING OR DETACHMENT OF THE HANDLEBARS. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
No risk description available.
ORIGINAL SINGLE-BOLT TYPE HOLDERS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEWLY DESIGNED TWO-BOLT HOLDERS.
THE STEERING BEVEL GEAR ASSEMBLY, WHICH TRANSMITS STEERING EFFORT TO THE STEERING GEAR, MAY BECOME CORRODED. THIS COULD CAUSE THE STEERING TO BECOME GRADUALLY HARDER EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN ERRATIC OPERATION AND A POTENTIAL STEERING LOSS.
No risk description available.
STEERING BEVEL GEAR ASSEMBLY COVER LIQUID GASKET MATERIAL WILL BE REPLACED WITH IMPROVED MATERIAL. ASSEMBLIES FOUND WITH WATER CONTAMINATION WILL BE REPLACED.
WITH VEHICLE USAGE, THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE FRONT AXLE TRACK BAR BRACKET TO THE FRONT CROSS-MEMBER MAY LOOSEN. THIS MAY CAUSE FRONT END SHIMMY. WITH CONTINUED USE, THE SHIMMY MAY BECOME SEVERE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE STEERING LINKAGE OR STEERING GEAR. A POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL MAY BE PRESENT.
No risk description available.
IMPROVED TRACK BAR TO CROSS-MEMBER BRACKETS AND INCREASED DIAMETER BOLTS WILL BE INSTALLED. ADDITIONALLY, VEHICLES WITH FRONT END SHIMMY WILL HAVE CERTAIN STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED AND WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.
THE STEERING WHEEL ON THESE VEHICLES MAY LOOSEN ON THE STEERING SHAFT. WHEN A STEERING WHEEL IS REMOVED AFTER ASSEMBLY AND REINSTALLED, GREASE OR OIL MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY APPLIED TO THE CONE-SHAPED FRICTION SURFACE OF THE STEERING SHAFT. GREASE OF OIL ON THIS SURFACE MAY BREAK THE FRICTION LOCK IF AFTER REWORK THE TORQUE APPLIED TO THE NUT IS LOWER THAN SPECIFIED. A LOOSE STEERING WHEEL COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.
No risk description available.
FRICTION SURFACES WILL BE CLEANED, A SPRING RETAINER WILL BE INSTALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL NUT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SELF LOCKING NUT.
NOTE: 5 DOOR MODELS ONLY. THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN U-JOINT (COUPLER) BOLT MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT TORQUE AND COULD LOOSEN. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
No risk description available.
LOWER STEERING COLUMN COUPLER BOLT WILL BE REPLACED AND TORQUED.
THE POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE HOSE ASSEMBLY COULD WEAR AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION GOVERNOR/SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR AND RESULT IN A POSSIBLE FLUID LEAK. THIS WOULD CAUSE AN EVENTUAL LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AS WELL AS PROVIDE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN UNDERHOOD FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
No risk description available.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE HOSE ASSEMBLY.
On certain CF6000, CF7000 and CF8000 vehicles, out of tolerance steering gear recirculating ball race may result in increased steering effort and eventual steering gear seizure during slow speed, sharp turning maneuvers. This could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
No risk description available.
Vehicles will be inspected and suspect steering gears will be replaced if necessary.
On certain vehicles, the power steering supply hose at the connector clamp seal could develop a small leak. If the fluid were to contact the exhaust manifold a fire could result.
No risk description available.
A reinforced rubber power steering hose assembly will be installed.
THE STEERING SUSPENSION SYSTEM MAY NOT ADEQUATELY DAMP STEERING TYPE WOBBLE (FRONT END SHIMMY) WHICH IS INDUCED BY WHEEL/TIRE ROTATIONAL FORCES AND/OR ROAD CONDITIONS. SEVERE SHIMMY MAY DAMAGE THE VEHICLE FRAME OR STEERING GEAR AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
No risk description available.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT, MODIFY AND/OR REPLACE, AS NECESSARY, FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS, TIRES AND FRAMES.
THE STEERING DRAG LINK HAS AN END THAT IS SLOTTED TO ALLOW FOR CLAMPING OF BALL JOINT. IN SOME CASES THE SLOT MAY NOT BE FULLY CLOSED BY THE BALL JOINT THREAD. THIS COULD ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE DRAG LINK AND RESULT IN CORROSION AND WEAKENING OF THE DRAG LINK. A FRACTURED DRAG LINK COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
No risk description available.
DRAG LINK WILL EITHER BE REPLACED OR INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY DEPENDING UPON DRAG LINK SPECIFICATIONS.
On certain vehicles, the inner tie rod to relay rod nuts on the steering linkage may have been improperly torqued and not crimped. A loss of one or both of these nuts could lead to the inner tie rod disengaging from the relay rod. This could result in loss of steering control and vehicle crash without prior warning.
No risk description available.
Steering linkage assembly will be replaced.
VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH IDLER ARM BRACKETS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FRACTURE AT THE THREADED SHAFTS DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT. A FRACTURED IDLER ARM BRACKET WOULD RESULT IN A CLUNKING NOISE ON TURNS AND A LOOSE FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE MAINTAINED HOWEVER BECAUSE BOTH FRONT WHEELS WOULD REMAIN CONNECTED TO THE STEERING ARM.
No risk description available.
IDLER ARM ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
THE NEWLY DESIGNED STEERING CENTRELINKS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKAGE AT A BEND LOCATION. SHOULD A FRACTURE OCCUR, VEHICLE STEERING WOULD BE DIMINISHED, ALLOWING REDUCED CONTROL OF THE LEFT WHEEL ONLY.
No risk description available.
STEERING CENTRELINK WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
THE POWER STEERING ASSIST CYLINDER MOUNTING BRACKET BOLTS MAY LOOSEN ON THESE VEHICLES. A DETACHED POWER CYLINDER COULD CAUSE RESTRICTED STEERING AND SEVER THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF FRONT AXLE BRAKING. A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT FROM EITHER CONDITION.
No risk description available.
ANCHOR BRACKET ATTACHING FASTENERS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW BOLTS, HARDENED FLAT WASHERS AND PREVAILING TORQUE NUTS AND TORQUED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.
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