NHTSA recall 92V130000
Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection
Chance Amtv and 2 more
Reported Sep 9, 1992591 vehicles affectedCHANCE COACH, INC.Built Aug 1, 1989 – Sep 1, 1992
The defect
The jam-nuts for the right and left hand tie rods in the drag link were not properly torqued after installation.
The risk
This could allow the tie rod ends to back off duringvehicle operation and continued use could cause the tie rod ends to becomedisengaged and the vehicle steering would become inoperable. Loss of operatorcontrol of the bus would occur.
The remedy
Tighten the jam-nuts to the proper torque, and install a new instruction decal on the chassis frame next to the drag link with the correct torque values for the jam nuts.