The defect
THE RIGHT HAND SPINDLE NUT WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING ASSEMBLY. THIS CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AND OVER TIME, THE SPINDLE CAN FRACTURE.
The risk
THIS WOULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE AXLE AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE ON THE RIGHT HAND FRONT SPINDLE NUT. IF THE SPINDLE NUT IS UNDERTORQUED THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT HAND FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE SPINDLE NUT WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1994 |
| Oldsmobile Ciera | 1994 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1994 | 106 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Ciera | 1994 | 46 | 4 |
Other steering recalls in 1994
23 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the steering; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 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 |
| 94V170000 14 Sept 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V168000 14 Sept 1994 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994