The defect
STEERING COLUMN LOWER SHAFT MAY BE TOO LONG ALLOWING EXCESSIVE THRUST LOAD TO BE APPLIED TO UPPER HOUSING BEARINGS AND STEERING TRANSFER BOX BEARINGS.
The risk
BEARINGS COULD FAIL OR SEIZE, RESULTING IN LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL.
The remedy
REPLACE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WITH ONE OF PROPER LENGTH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible Metro | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: STEERING:COLUMN
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flxible Metro | 1985 | 0 | 8 |
| Flxible Metro | 1986 | 0 | 8 |
| Flxible Metro | 1987 | 0 | 6 |
Other steering recalls in 1987
17 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the steering; FLXIBLE CORPORATION filed 25 campaigns in all.
| 87V187000 14 Dec 1987 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 87V183000 1 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V179000 23 Nov 1987 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 87V176000 17 Nov 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 87V166000 26 Oct 1987 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 87V153000 22 Sept 1987 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 87V126000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V108000 14 Jul 1987 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987