The defect
THE STEERING WHEEL RETAINING RING MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. THIS COULD ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT NUT TO UNSCREW, RESULTING IN A SEPARATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT.
The remedy
UPON INSPECTION, A STEERING WHEEL ATTACHMENT NUT RETAINING RING WILL BE INSTALLED. THE OWNER ALSO HAS THE OPTION OF INSTALLING THE RING HIMSELF.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1983 |
Components: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 1983
20 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the steering; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 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