The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES CONTAIN DEFECTIVE BALL STUDS THAT WERE IMPROPERLY HEAT-TREATED AND THUS CONTAIN CRACKS. THESE STUDS, LOCATED IN THE PITMAN ARM, COULD EVENTUALLY FRACTURE IN THE THREADED PORTION UNDER THE RETAINING NUT.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PITMAN ARM BALL STUD WITH A NEW ONE, WITHOUT CHARGE.
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; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 77V246000 30 Dec 1977 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 77V239000 28 Dec 1977 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 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. |
| 77V187000 25 Oct 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977