The defect
THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT NUT RETAINING CLIP MAY BE MISSING. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE LACK OF A RETAINING CLIP WILL ALLOW THE NUT TO WORK LOOSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.
The risk
STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION FROM THE STEERING COLUMN CANRESULT IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSPECT STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING WHEEL NUT RETAINING CLIP. IF CLIP IS MISSING, INSTALL A STEERING WHEEL NUT RETAINING CLIP, OR HAVE A DEALER INSPECT AND INSTALL A CLIP. FLEETWOOD ADVISES OWNERS NOT TO OPERATE THE MOTORHOMES UNTIL A STEERING WHEEL NUT INSPECTION AND CLIP INSTALLATION IS COMPLETED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Fleetwood Eagle | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Fleetwood Eleganza | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1988 | 2 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1989 | 1 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1990 | 12 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Eagle | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Eagle | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Eagle | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Eagle | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Eleganza | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Eleganza | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Eleganza | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Eleganza | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 1989 | 4 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1987 | 1 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1989 | 3 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1990 | 4 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1992
18 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the steering; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 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