The defect
PREMATURE WEAR IN THE IDLER ARM PIVOT BEARING AND OR BALL JOINT ATTACHMENTS COULD OCCUR.
The risk
THIS WEAR CAN RESULT IN LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING ANDERRATIC STEERING REPONSE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE IDLER ARM DESIGN WITH A ONE PIECE DRAG LINK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Crown School Bus | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown School Bus | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Crown School Bus | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Crown School Bus | 1989 | 1 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 1989
21 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the steering; CROWN COACH CORPORATION filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 89V189000 7 Nov 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V190000 6 Nov 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V186000 3 Nov 1989 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 89V176000 20 Oct 1989 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V157000 21 Sept 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 89V156000 20 Sept 1989 | SIMON DUPLEX, INC. |
| 89V152000 13 Sept 1989 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 89V153000 13 Sept 1989 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989