| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
87V068000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FLXIBLE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
METRO |
| Model Year: |
1985 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:COLUMN |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
19850501 - 19870401 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
3122 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19870923 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19870923 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19870513 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19870518 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
STEERING COLUMN LOWER SHAFT MAY BE TOO LONG ALLOWING EXCESSIVE THRUST LOAD TO BE APPLIED TO UPPER HOUSING BEARINGS AND STEERING TRANSFER BOX BEARINGS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
BEARINGS COULD FAIL OR SEIZE, RESULTING IN LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WITH ONE OF PROPER LENGTH. |