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NHTSA recall 81V066000

Steering › Linkages › Arm › Idler and attachment

White Truck Road Boss 2 and 1 more

Reported Jun 1, 198146 vehicles affectedWHITE MOTOR CORPORATIONBuilt Nov 1, 1980 – Dec 1, 1980

The defect

A keyway, which IS used on the steering arms to assure that they are properly indexed, may have been assembled out of correct alignment. This causes the drag link ball stud working angle to be exceeded and could lead to early failure of the ball stud.

The remedy

The vehicle will be inspected and, if necessary, the steering arm will be replaced at no charge to owner.

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Notes

Vehicle description: trucks.system: steering; steering arm.consequences of defect: failure of the ball stud would cause a loss of vehiclecontrol and, possibly, an accident.note: a prior warning that the defect IS present may be detected by anincreased or irregular steering effort.