The defect
AN INCORRECT PINCH BOLT WAS USED IN THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN ARM THAT DOES NOT ALLOW PROPER CLAMPING FORCE ON THE ARM SPLINE.
The risk
PITMAN ARM SPLINES COULD WEAR AND AFFECT STEERING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL THE CORRECT PINCH BOLT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth | 1988, 1989 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenworth | 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| Kenworth | 1989 | 1 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 1990
20 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the steering; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 90V201000 6 Dec 1990 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 90V150000 20 Aug 1990 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 90V136000 6 Aug 1990 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 90V140000 1 Aug 1990 | RVI INC. |
| 90V139000 1 Aug 1990 | RVI INC. |
| 90V120000 15 Jun 1990 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 90V103000 1 Jun 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V099000 22 May 1990 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990