| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
92V169000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AMERTEK |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CF4000L |
| Model Year: |
1991 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AMERTEK, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19910801 - 19921001 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
118 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19921027 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19921027 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AMERTEK, ININC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19921112 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19921127 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
A CONTAMINANT FROM IMPURITIES IN THE HYDRAULIC RETURN HOSES OR THE OIL RESERVOIR CAN LEAD TO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE PRESSURE CONTROL VALVES CONTROLLING THE POWER STEERING AND WATER PUMP ENGAGEMENT. |
| Consequence Summary: |
MALFUNCTIONS OF THE PRESSURE CONTROL VALVES IN THE POWERSTEERING ASSEMBLY CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING,AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. |
| Corrective Summary: |
AN ADDITIONAL HYDRAULIC FLUID FILTER WILL BE ADDED BETWEEN THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE BLOCK TO COLLECT IMPURITIES. |