PREVOST UNSPECIFIED 1980: STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
| Make : PREVOST | Model : UNSPECIFIED | Year : 1980 |
| Build Dates : 1980-01-01 - 1982-09-01 | ||
| NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 82V093000 | ||
| Date Owner's Notified: 1982-09-14 | Date Received by ODI: 1982-09-27 | Date Added to Database: 1982-10-07 |
| Manufacturers Involved: PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED | ||
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| Component: STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | ||
| Potential Number Of Units Affected : 669 | ||
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Summary:
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES THE STEERING WHEEL RETAINING NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED DURING ASSEMBLY. THE NUT MAY CONTINUE TO LOOSEN AND COULD EVENTUALLY COME OUT, ALLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. |
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Consequence:
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Remedy:
THE STEERING WHEEL RETAINING NUT WILL BE TIGHTENED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS AND LABOR COSTS WILL BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. |
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| Report Initiator: MFR | V Report | |
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Notes:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUSES.SYSTEM: STEERING; STEERING WHEEL, RETAINING NUT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SEPARATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL DURING VEHICLEOPERATION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. |
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