| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
82V093000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
PREVOST BUS |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CHAMPION |
| Model Year: |
1981 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| Manufacturered: |
19800101 - 19820901 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
669 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19820914 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19820914 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| Report Received Date: |
19820927 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19821007 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES THE STEERING WHEEL RETAINING NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED DURING ASSEMBLY. THE NUT MAY CONTINUE TO LOOSEN AND COULD EVENTUALLY COME OUT, ALLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
THE STEERING WHEEL RETAINING NUT WILL BE TIGHTENED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS AND LABOR COSTS WILL BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. |