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1984 Elgin Whirlwind Ii Recalls

Safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA that cover this model year

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Recall campaignsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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Carrying an NHTSA advisoryCampaigns where NHTSA told owners not to drive the vehicle, or to park it outside, until the repair is done.
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Open investigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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2 investigations on file

Recall campaigns

No recall campaigns in our database for this model year

This does not guarantee that a specific vehicle is unaffected. Recalls are issued against ranges of VINs rather than against a whole model year, new campaigns are announced regularly, and a manufacturer may have opened one since our last refresh. The authoritative answer for one vehicle is NHTSA’s own lookup — check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

What a recall is

Safety recall
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Safety investigation
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
Manufacturer communication
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and it is not a recall.

EA89025ClosedEngineering Analysis

STEERING LOCKUP

Opened Jun 8, 1989
Closed Jan 29, 1990

SUMMARY:THE PE REVEALED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLESCONSISTS OF TWO RIGHT ANGLE GEAR BOXES WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE TWOSTEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLIES IN THE CAB.THE OUTPUT FROM THESE GEAR BOXES ISCONNECTED, VIA U JOINT FITTED CROSS SHAFTS, TO A THREE WAY RIGHT ANGLE GEARBOX WHICH RECEIVES INPUT FROM EITHER STEERING WHEEL AND OPERATES THESTEERING BOX ON THE CHASSIS.ANALYSIS BY THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER (GM)INDICATES PROBABLE CAUSE OF HARD STEERING AND COMPONENT FAILURE ISEXCESSIVE SIDE THRUST LOADS IN THE CHASSIS GEAR BOX.PROBABLE CAUSE ISMISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE THREE WAY GEAR BOX AND THE CHASSIS GEAR BOX.ELGIN HAS MODIFIED AT LEAST 12 UNITS IN THE FIELD WITH A DUAL U JOINTARRANGEMENT WHICH REDUCES THE NEED FOR A PERFECT SHAFT ALIGNMENT BETWEENTHE BOXES.ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, THE HIGH FAILURE RATEINDICATES FURTHER ANALYSIS IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE IF MODIFICATION OF THEREMAINING UNITS IS NECESSARY.===

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PE89120ClosedPreliminary Evaluation

STEERING LOCKUP

Opened Apr 27, 1989
Closed Jun 8, 1989

SUMMARY:FORMER ELGIN DESIGN ENGINEER REPORTS MISAPPLICATION OF THESTEERING BOX ON THE SUBJECT SWEEPERS RESULTS IN STEERING LOCKUP.HE ALLEGES TWO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED.A REPAIR CAMPAIGN WAS PERFORMEDON THE FLEET BELONGING TO THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.NONE OF THE OTHER UNITSSOLD THROUGHOUT THE NATION HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, NOR HAVE THEIR OWNERSBEEN NOTIFIED.===

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