The defect
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL, A TURN SIGNAL COMPONENT COULD DRAG ACROSS THE FACE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DETENT PLATE.
The risk
THIS COULD RESTRICT FREE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL,WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE DEFECTIVE CANCELING PLATES AND REMOVE ANY DEBRIS PRESENT IN LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Transportation 102A3 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Transportation 96A2 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Transportation 96A3 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
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 102A3 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation 102A3 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation 102A3 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation 102A3 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation 96A2 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Transportation 96A2 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation 96A2 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation 96A2 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation 96A3 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Transportation 96A3 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Transportation 96A3 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation 96A3 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1989
7 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the exterior lighting; TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 89V212000 4 Dec 1989 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 89V171000 13 Oct 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V066000 1 May 1989 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 89V064000 13 Apr 1989 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 89V045000 27 Mar 1989 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 89V046000 23 Mar 1989 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989