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  NHTSA Recall 91V047000

NHTSA Campaign Id 91V047000; Date: Jan. 2, 1991

Progressive wear of the mating parts could result in hubspline wear, causing the steering wheel fit to become loose. A loose fit in thesteering wheel hub can cause loss of steering control and potential vehiclecrash without warning.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

1990 Freightliner Freightliner

Component: Steering:wheel And Handle Bar

Manufactured by: Freightliner Corporation

Affected Units:: 1,061

icon3 Recall Summary:

The steering wheel hub taper may be larger than the specified tolerances.

icon2 How to Fix:

Replace defective steering wheel hubs.

icon4 Recall Notes:

System: steering wheel hub taper. Vehicle description: heavy trucks.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Mar 6, 1991

Also see:

All recalls of Freightliner vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.