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NHTSA recall 98V116000

Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Ford F-250 and 3 more

Reported May 29, 199890,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Sep 3, 1997 – May 19, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: medium duty trucks and chassis-cabs. one or more of the four rivets on the lower steering shaft flex coupling may not have been crimped during the sub-assembly process.

The risk

If a rivet IS not crimped, the flex joint can rotate on the shaft and there would be a reduction in or loss of steering control.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect the lower steering shaft rivets and replace any shafts with uncrimped rivets.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford F-250
1999
Ford F-350
1999
Ford F-450 SD
1999
Ford F-550 SD
1999

Notes

Owner notification began may 26, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).