The defect
THE DRAG LINK, A STEERING LINKAGE THAT TRANSMITS TURNING MOVEMENTS TO BOTH FRONT WHEELS, MAY FAIL AT ITS CONNECTION TO THE AXLE STEERING ARM. THE BALL STUD MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE DRAG LINK INCORRECTLY, SUBJECTING THE BALL STUD SHANK TO ABNORMAL STRESSES.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BALL STUDS, IF NECESSARY, AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt | 1981, 1982 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterbilt | 1981 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
Other steering recalls in 1983
20 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the steering; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 83V129000 6 Dec 1983 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 83V127000 2 Dec 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 83V126000 1 Dec 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 83V122000 23 Nov 1983 | NOLAN COMPANY |
| 83V121000 18 Nov 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 83V119000 15 Nov 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 83V101000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 83V100000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983