The defect
THE FRONT AXLE DRAG LINK CLAMP ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED ON THE SUSPECT VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN BOLTS WHICH HAVE QUENCH CRACKS AND ARE SUBJECT TO FAILURE. FAILURE OF THE BOLT WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CLAMPING ACTION AND CONTINUED OPERATION COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT AND DRAG LINK.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE BOLTS IN THE DRAG LINK CLAMP ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Autocar | 1982 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autocar | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 1982
19 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the steering; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 82V122000 9 Dec 1982 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 82V118000 7 Dec 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V121000 7 Dec 1982 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 82V117000 3 Dec 1982 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 82V116000 1 Dec 1982 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 82V113000 22 Nov 1982 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 82V094000 1 Oct 1982 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 82V093000 27 Sept 1982 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982