Oshkosh Truck Corporation: Steering › Rack and Pinion
Oshkosh Truck Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 7, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 336. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
TWO OF THE FOUR BOLT-AND-WASHER COMBINATIONS USED TO SECURE THE 710 SAGINAW STEERING GEAR TO THE CHASSIS FRAME HAD DIFFERENT WASHER MATERIAL THICKNESSES. THIS CAN AFFECT THE BOLT THREAD ENGAGEMENT INTO THE STEERING GEAR CAUSING LOOSE STEERING GEAR BOLTS.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INCREASE THE STEERING GEAR BOLT HOLE DEPTH, REPLACE THE EXISTING WASHERS AND BOLTS WITH NEW FLANGED-HEAD CAP SCREWS INSTALLED WITH LOCTITE.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Oshkosh MB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Oshkosh MC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Oshkosh MB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Oshkosh MC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh MB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Oshkosh MC | 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 95V022000.
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