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NHTSA recall 99V033004

Steering › Linkages › Rod › Relay › Connecting

World Trans 3000

Reported Apr 13, 199981 vehicles affectedWORLD TRANS, INC.Built May 1, 1996 – Oct 31, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with spicer 6,000 or 8,000 lb. Front steer axles. the tie rod end can pull outboard and separate from the tie rod tube due to improper thread engagement between the male tie rod end and the female tube.

The risk

Separation of the tie rod end could result in loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Spicer IS conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. dealers will replace the complete tie rod assembly.

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Vehicles in this recall

World Trans 3000
19961997

Notes

Spicer has reported that owner notification began march 19, 1999. 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 world trans at 1-800-662-6892 or spicer at 1-219-483-7174.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).