1997 Athey Street Sweeper

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › rack and pinion. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Steering › Rack and Pinion	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Automatic Transmission98V119003

Filed Oct 1, 1998500 vehiclesAthey Products Corp.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STREET SWEEPERS EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER THAT INCLUDES A PARK BRAKE POSITION. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER/PARK BRAKE LEVER CAN BIND BEFORE FULLY ENGAGING IN THE PARK BRAKE POSITION CAUSING A FALSE PARK CONDITION.

Risk. THE VEHICLE CAN MOVE AFTER BEING PLACED IN PARK INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. FURON COMPANY IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS RECALL. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SPACER PLATE IN THE SHIFTER AND INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF AN "E" CLIP THAT DETAINS THE DETENT PIN.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Steering › Rack and Pinion

Filed Aug 7, 2000MA

WAS TOLD BY 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SHOULD NOT GO ON A VEHICLE THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD, AND THAT THE PART SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1997 — this page	1	1	Routine
1996	0	1	Routine
1995	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 1, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.