Oshkosh Truck Corporation: Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Pitman
Oshkosh Truck Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 13, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 921. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THIS STEERING GEAR CAN FAIL FROM FATIGUE CAUSED BY HIGH TWISTING FORCES THAT CAN OCCUR IN CERTAIN SEVERE DAILY USE SUCH AS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL UP AGAINST THE AXLE STOPS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON DRY PAVEMENT.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN BROKEN PITMAN SHAFTS INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT FROM A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED STEERING GEARS WITH A NEW STEERING GEAR (SAGINAW PART NO. 26035369/OSHKOSH PART NO. 4SK351).
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Oshkosh MB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh MT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Oshkosh MB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Oshkosh MT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Oshkosh MB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Oshkosh MT | 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 95V132000.
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