| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
86V066000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FEDERAL |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
FEDERAL |
| Model Year: |
1985 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FEDERAL MOTORS INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19830401 - 19860501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
650 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19860622 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19860622 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FEDERAL MOTORS INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19860522 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19860527 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE STEERING WHEEL TO STEERING COLUMN SECURING NUT MAY BE UPSIDE DOWN AND/OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED AND MAY LOOSEN. THIS ALLOWS THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DISENGAGED OR DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DISENGAGED OR DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WILL BE EXPERIENCED AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
PROPERLY INSTALL AND TORQUE COLOR CODED SECURING NUTS TO PREVENT STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION. |