Chance Coach, Inc.: Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection
Chance Coach, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 9, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 591. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Chance Amtv | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Chance RT-52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Chance VS-24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Chance Amtv | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Chance RT-52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Chance VS-24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chance Amtv | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chance RT-52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chance VS-24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V130000.
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