The defect
ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN YOKE END, THAT SECURES UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARING CUPS, MAY NOT BE OF THE CORRECT EXECUTION AND CAPS COULD COME LOOSE.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING, WHICH COULD RESULTIN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE COMPLETE STEERING SHAFT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Scania 113 Series | 1988, 1989 |
| Scania P Series | 1988, 1989 |
| Scania R Series | 1988, 1989 |
| Scania T Series | 1988, 1989 |
Components: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scania 113 Series | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Scania 113 Series | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Scania P Series | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Scania P Series | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Scania R Series | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Scania R Series | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Scania T Series | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Scania T Series | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1989
21 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the steering; SAAB CARS USA, INC. filed 88 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 |
| 89V124000 24 Jul 1989 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989