The defect
THE BRACKETS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY TO THE CAB STRUCTURE CRACKS AT THE "V" NOTCH IN THE BRACKET.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE BRACKET MAY CAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY TO FALL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
VOLVO GM WILL REPLACE THE SUSPECT BRACKETS WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED BRACKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| White GMC WAH | 1993, 1994 |
| White GMC WCA | 1993, 1994 |
| White GMC WCM | 1993, 1994 |
| White GMC WG | 1993, 1994 |
| White GMC WIA | 1993, 1994 |
| White GMC WIM | 1993, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White GMC WAH | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| White GMC WAH | 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| White GMC WCA | 1993 | 1 | 2 |
| White GMC WCA | 1994 | 2 | 3 |
| White GMC WCM | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| White GMC WCM | 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| White GMC WG | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| White GMC WG | 1994 | 0 | 5 |
| White GMC WIA | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| White GMC WIA | 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| White GMC WIM | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| White GMC WIM | 1994 | 0 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 1994
23 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the steering; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 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