The defect
TIE ROD END TAPERED STUD TO THE TIE ROD STEERING ARMS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECIFIED TORQUE.
The risk
THE TIE ROD END NUTS COULD LOOSEN, SHEAR OFF THE LOCKINGCOTTER PIN AND ALLOW THE TIE ROD TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIE ROD STEERING ARM.THIS COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSPECT VEHICLES AND TIGHTEN MOUNTING TIE ROD END NUTS TO PROPER TORQUE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 9300 | 1988 |
| International Harvester 9300SB | 1988 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Harvester 9300 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 9300SB | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1988
19 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the steering; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 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