The issue
THE TUBE PORTION OF THE STEERING COLUMN HAS A WELDED END WHICH IS 3.5 INCHES LONG INSTEAD OF THE SPECIFIED 5.5 INCHES. WITH THE SHORTER END IT IS POSSIBLE THERE IS INSUFFICIENT ENGAGEMENT OF THE MALE END INTO THE TUBE PORTION AND SEPARATION OF THE COLUMN COULD OCCUR. THIS WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: INCORRECTLY BUILT STEERING COLUMNS WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW STEERING COLUMN.
Description (français)
L’embout soudé de la partie tubulaire de la colonne de direction n’a que 3,5 pouces de longueur au lieu des 5,5 pouces prévus. L’embout étant plus court, il se peut que l’extrémité mâle ne se mette pas suffisamment en prise dans la partie tubulaire et que la colonne se sépare. Il se pourrait alors que le conducteur perde subitement la maîtrise de la direction et soit victime d’un accident. Correction: Les colonnes de direction mal construites devront être remplacées.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International 4700LP | 1996, 1997 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| International 4700LP | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| International 4700LP | 1997 | 1 | 1 |