The defect
FAILURE OF FILTER ELEMENT DUE TO FILTER PLUGGING CAN OCCUR, BLOCKING THE FLOW OF POWER STEERING FLUID. POWER ASSIST IN THE STEERING MAY BE LOST.
The remedy
INSTRUCT CUSTOMERS TO REMOVE FILTER ELEMENT. CUSTOMER WILL BE SENT REPLACEMENT FILTER ASSEMBLIES ALONG WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Transportation MC9 | 1984 |
Components: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation MC9 | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 1984
21 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the steering; TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 84V161000 13 Dec 1984 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 84V122000 30 Oct 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V124000 10 Oct 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V109000 19 Sept 1984 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 84V102000 4 Sept 1984 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 84V100000 29 Aug 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V099000 29 Aug 1984 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 84V094000 1 Aug 1984 | AMERICAN LAFRANCE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984