NHTSA recall 03V453000
Steering › Gear box › Shaft pitman
Autocar WX64 and 4 more
Reported Nov 14, 2003115 vehicles affectedAUTOCAR, LLCMaker’s number A-0303Built Jul 23, 2003 – Nov 12, 2003
The defect
On certain class 8 trucks, the castle nut holding the pitman arm to the steering drag link can vibrate loose due to a missing cotter pin.
The risk
If the steering components become detached from each other, this could result in loss of vehicle steering without warning, which could cause a crash.
The remedy
Autocar has telephoned all customers and all vehicles have been repaired.