The defect
STEERING GEARS HAVE NO END-OF-TRAVEL STOPS. EXTREME LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS PLACE ADDED LOADS ON THE AXLE STEERING ARM WHICH CAN CAUSE THE ARM TO LOOSEN AND SHEAR MOUNTING STUDS.
The risk
LOOSENING OF THE STEERING ARM OR SHEARING OF THEMOUNTING STUDS RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLEACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL STEERING ARM STOP AND NEW STUDS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Navistar 1824 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Navistar 1854 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Navistar 1954 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navistar 1824 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1824 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1824 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1824 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1824 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1824 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1824 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1854 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1854 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1854 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1854 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1854 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1854 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1854 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1954 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1954 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1954 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1954 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1954 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1954 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 1954 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1991
21 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the steering; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 campaigns in all.
| 91V210000 3 Dec 1991 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 91V208000 27 Nov 1991 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 91V203000 19 Nov 1991 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 91V193000 12 Nov 1991 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 91V157000 18 Sept 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V153000 17 Sept 1991 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 91V152000 17 Sept 1991 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 91V159000 12 Sept 1991 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991