| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
03V453000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AUTOCAR |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
WXLL64 |
| Model Year: |
2003 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
A-0303 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AUTOCAR, LLC |
| Manufacturered: |
20030723 - 20031112 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
115 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20031121 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20031121 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AUTOCAR, LLC |
| Report Received Date: |
20031114 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20031119 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN CLASS 8 TRUCKS, THE CASTLE NUT HOLDING THE PITMAN ARM TO THE STEERING DRAG LINK CAN VIBRATE LOOSE DUE TO A MISSING COTTER PIN. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THE STEERING COMPONENTS BECOME DETACHED FROM EACH OTHER, THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
AUTOCAR HAS TELEPHONED ALL CUSTOMERS AND ALL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. |