The defect
PITMAN ARM PINCH BOLTS MAY BE OVERTIGHTENED OR MISSING.
The risk
PITMAN ARM COULD SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR CAUSINGLOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.
The remedy
REPLACE PITMAN ARM PINCH BOLT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt | 1987 |
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 | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 1988
19 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the steering; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 88V187000 1 Dec 1988 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 88V167000 24 Oct 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V160000 11 Oct 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V157000 4 Oct 1988 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 88V158000 4 Oct 1988 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 88V131000 4 Aug 1988 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 88V125000 27 Jul 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V124000 26 Jul 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988