The defect
AN INCORRECT TOOL WAS USED TO INSTALL PITMAN ARM PINCH BOLTS, RESULTING IN INADEQUATE TORQUE ON THE PITMAN ARM PINCH BOLTS.
The risk
INADEQUATE TORQUE ON THE BOLTS ALLOWS THE PITMAN ARMTO SLIP ON THE STEERING GEAR OUTPUT SHAFT WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL.
The remedy
APPLY CORRECT TORQUE TO INADEQUATELY TORQUED PINCH BOLTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth | 1993 |
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 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1993
10 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the steering; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 93V210000 13 Dec 1993 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 93V203000 6 Dec 1993 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 93V172000 25 Oct 1993 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 93V142001 1 Oct 1993 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 93V140000 24 Aug 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 93V103000 14 Jun 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 93V066000 27 Apr 1993 | FAIRMONT TAMPER |
| 93V063000 20 Apr 1993 | STEWART & STEVENSON SERV. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993