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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 76V182000: STEERING:LINKAGES

GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. · Reported to NHTSA Nov 11, 1976

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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Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
207
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
3
Models covered
3
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Nov 11, 1976

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

FLXIBLE CAMPAIGN NO 149.TRANSIT COACHES.POSSIBILITY THAT THE LOCKNUTSINSTALLED ON THE RETAINER CAPSCREWS AT THE THREE (3) SUSPENSION RADIUS RODS TOFRONT AXLE AND THE RETAINER CAPSCREW AT SEVEN (7) RADIUS RODTO COACHUNDERSTRUCTURE ATTACHMENT POINTS ARE NOT IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE HARDNESSREQUIREMENTS OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.AS A RESULT THEY MAYNOT HOLD THE REQUIRED TORQUE FORCES FOR THE DESIGN LIFE OF THE ASSEMBLY.ALSO,THE THREE (3) RADIUS ROD TO FRONT AXLE RETAINER CAPSCREWS ARE OF AN INADEQUATELENGTH TO PROVIDE OTHER THAN BORDER LINE THREAD ENGAGEMENT FOR THE LOCKNUTS.AS A RESULT, LOOSE RADIUS ROD ATTACHMENTS MAY OCCUR CAUSING EXCESSIVE STRESSLOADINGS AT THESE ATTACHMENT POINTS.LOOSE RADIUS ROD ATTACHMENTS CAN ALSORESULT IN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND RESULTANT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLEUNDERSTRUCTURE.LOSS OF A LOCKNUT AND ANY SUBSEQUENT TOTAL LOSS OF A FRONTAXLE RADIUS ROD RETAINER CAPSCREW COULD RESULT IN IMPAIRED STEERING CONTROLAND/OR LOSS OF VEHICLE STABILITY.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING ALLLOCKNUTS AND RETAINER CAPSCREWS).BUS TRANSIT.

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.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP.
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
76V182000
Units potentially affected
207
Report received
Nov 11, 1976
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

3 model years across 3 models

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.