The defect
THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT DRIVING ON UNPAVED ROAD SURFACES, PARTICULARLY ROADS WHICH ARE HEAVILY GRAVELED AND WHICH ARE EXTREMELY WAVY OR FILLED WITH CHUCKHOLES, AT SPEEDS WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO PITCH EXCESSIVELY, THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER MAY SCOOP UP LOOSE STONES OR GRAVEL AND COULD BE THROWN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ONE OF THESE STONES TO LODGE BETWEEN THE STEERING COUPLING AND THE FRAME AND CAUSE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT.
The risk
INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERINGCONTROL MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSPECT AND INSTALL SHIELD ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Other structure recalls in 1973
13 of the 251 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1973 concerned the structure; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 73V239000 19 Dec 1973 | CABANA COACH CORPORATION, |
| 73V234000 13 Dec 1973 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| 73V227000 23 Nov 1973 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 73V215000 6 Nov 1973 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 73V172000 22 Aug 1973 | NIMROD, INCORPORATED |
| 73V166000 7 Aug 1973 | WILLIAMSEN BODY&EQUIP.CO. |
| 73V158000 25 Jul 1973 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 73V064000 19 Mar 1973 | BUTLER MANUFACTURING |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1973