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Component: STEERING: POWER: SHAFT LOWER WORM
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| ID: 98V116000 (1999 FORD TRUCK F550) |
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Mar 17, 2005 19:41:50 |
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Description:
Recall: 1999 Ford F550
Component: STEERING:POWER:SHAFT LOWER WORM
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V116000
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Potential Number of Units Affected: 90000Summary:
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.
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.
Dealers will inspect the lower steering shaft rivets and replace any shafts with
uncrimped rivets.
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).
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