NHTSA Recall 07V596000
NHTSA Campaign Id 07V596000; Date: Dec. 21, 2007
The operator may notice higher required steering wheel inputs, or the need for more steering wheel adjustments while driving in a straight line in combination with metallic cracking noises prior to a loss of steering. Loss of steering could result in a vehicle crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2002 Farber Specialty Vehicle; 2003 Farber Specialty Vehicle; 2004 Farber Specialty Vehicle; 2005 Farber Specialty Vehicle; 2006 Farber Specialty Vehicle; 2007 Farber Specialty Vehicle
Component: Steering:gear Box:shaft Pitman
Manufactured by: Farber Specialty Vehicles
Affected Units:: 32
Recall Summary:
On certain specialty vehicles such as bookmobile, medical, dental, display, and command buses built on freightliner chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears, these gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. This could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the recirculating ball circuit resulting in a loss of steering.
How to Fix:
Farber specialty vehicles is working with freightliner and zf to replace the steering gear free of charge (please see 07v343 and 07e049). Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or fsv at 1-800-331-3188.
Recall Notes:
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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