The defect
THE ZINC PLATING OPERATION PERFORMED ON THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLING BOLT CAUSED HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND BREAKAGE OF THE BOLT.
The risk
FRACTURES OF THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLINGBOLT RESULT IN A LACK OF COUPLING LOAD ON THE SHAFT AND LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL.
The remedy
REPLACE THE ZINC PLATED BOLT WITH A PHOSPHATE PLATED BOLT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Fifth Avenue | 1992 | 25 | 1 |
| Chrysler Imperial | 1992 | 49 | 2 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1992 | 78 | 2 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1992 | 47 | 2 |
| Chrysler Town And Country | 1992 | 135 | 8 |
| Dodge Caravan | 1992 | 913 | 9 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1992 | 17 | 2 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1992 | 144 | 2 |
| Dodge Shadow | 1992 | 73 | 4 |
| Dodge Spirit | 1992 | 58 | 1 |
| Plymouth Acclaim | 1992 | 63 | 1 |
| Plymouth Sundance | 1992 | 49 | 4 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1992 | 701 | 9 |
Other steering recalls in 1992
18 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the steering; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 92V169000 12 Nov 1992 | AMERTEK, INC. |
| 92V160000 8 Nov 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V153000 24 Oct 1992 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 92V146000 14 Oct 1992 | STEWART & STEVENSON SERV. |
| 92V130000 9 Sept 1992 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 92V114000 7 Aug 1992 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 92V110000 28 Jul 1992 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 92V096000 7 Jul 1992 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992