The defect
THE NUTS WHICH FASTEN THE TIE ROD ENDS TO THE STEERING ARMS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED 150 FT-LB TORQUE. INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED TIE ROD END NUTS COULD LOOSEN, BREAK OFF THE LOCKING COTTER PIN, AND ALLOW THE TIE ROD TO DISENGAGE FROM THE STEERING ARM.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE LOCKING COTTER PIN, TIGHTEN THE NUT TO 150 FT-LBS AND REINSTALL THE COTTER PIN. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD ENDS WILL BE TIGHTENED. THIS WILL BE DONE AT NO CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Other steering recalls in 1980
17 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the steering; INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 80V162000 10 Dec 1980 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 80V149000 13 Nov 1980 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 80V129000 8 Oct 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V108000 19 Aug 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V095000 23 Jul 1980 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 80V087000 14 Jul 1980 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 80V075000 19 Jun 1980 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 80V070000 29 May 1980 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980