The defect
IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE RETAINING BOLTS AND NUTS OF THE STEERING COLUMN SLIP SHAFT, WHICH PROVIDES THE CONNECTING LINK BETWEEN THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX, MAY CAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN SLIP SHAFT TO SEPARATE AT EITHER THE UPPER OR LOWER CONNECTION OF THE SHAFT.
The risk
SEPARATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN SLIP SHAFT AT EITHER THE UPPER OR LOWER CONNECTION OF THE SHAFT RESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
INSPECT AND RETORQUE THE SLIP SHAFT RETAINING BOLTS AND NUTS. HOWEVER, IF, AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE BOLTS AND NUTS ARE FOUND TO BE LOOSE OR OVERTORQUED, NEW BOLTS AND NUTS WILL BE INSTALLED AND PROPERLY TORQUED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite | 1993, 1994 |
| Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1994 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite | 1993 | 1 | 2 |
| Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite | 1994 | 12 | 5 |
| Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1994 | 5 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 1994
23 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the steering; HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 94V249000 30 Dec 1994 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 94V244000 12 Dec 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V233001 22 Nov 1994 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 94V206000 21 Oct 1994 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 94V192000 9 Oct 1994 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 94V001000 5 Oct 1994 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 94V189000 4 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V170000 14 Sept 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994