The defect
A KEYWAY, WHICH IS USED ON THE STEERING ARMS TO ASSURE THAT THEY ARE PROPERLY INDEXED, MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED OUT OF CORRECT ALIGNMENT. THIS CAUSES THE DRAG LINK BALL STUD WORKING ANGLE TO BE EXCEEDED AND COULD LEAD TO EARLY FAILURE OF THE BALL STUD.
The remedy
THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, THE STEERING ARM WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
Other steering recalls in 1981
19 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the steering; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 81V154000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V155000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V001000 2 Dec 1981 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 81V122000 14 Oct 1981 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 81V117000 2 Oct 1981 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 81V116000 1 Oct 1981 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 81V112000 23 Sept 1981 | CRANE CARRIER COMPANY |
| 81V109000 16 Sept 1981 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981