The defect
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE FOUR STEERING CONTROL TUBES IN THE STEERING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY MAY BE SUBJECT TO FATIGUE FAILURE DUE TO LOW MATERIAL STRENGTH. SHOULD THIS FAILURE OCCUR, STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE SERIOUSLY LIMITED.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL IMPROVED STEERING CONTROL TUBES OF HIGHER MATERIAL STRENGTH AND INCREASED WALL THICKNESS, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES
Other steering recalls in 1977
30 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the steering; FMC CORPORATION filed 14 campaigns in all.
| 77V246000 30 Dec 1977 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 77V239000 28 Dec 1977 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 77V231000 27 Dec 1977 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 77V218000 14 Dec 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V211000 28 Nov 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 77V195000 11 Nov 1977 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 77V194000 1 Nov 1977 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 77V190000 25 Oct 1977 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977