The defect
THE MOUNTING BRACKET AND RETAINERS WHICH HOLD THE STEERING IDLER ARM IN PLACE CAN BECOME LOOSE. THE IDLER ARM SUPPORT FASTENER WOULD THEN BE FREE TO MOVE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, CAUSING THE FASTENERS TO WEAR.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED IDLER ARM MOUNTING ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
Other steering recalls in 1979
28 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the steering; TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 79V258000 14 Dec 1979 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 79V266000 4 Dec 1979 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 79V221000 17 Oct 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V215000 18 Sept 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V189000 17 Aug 1979 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 79V180000 1 Aug 1979 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 79V174000 17 Jul 1979 | FWD CORPORATION |
| 79V170000 10 Jul 1979 | MINIBUS INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979