| Subject: | Loss of steering capability |
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| Investigations Summary: | NHTSA's office of defects investigation (odi) has received 5 complaints alleging an internal failure of the steering gear box resulting in a complete loss of steering control in my 2008 f250 and f350 super duty trucks. One complainant alleges the loss of steering resulted in the vehicle crashing into a parked vehicle. A second complaint alleges failure of the steering gear box resulted in a roadway departure at 35 mph. A preliminary evaluation has been opened to gather information to assess whether the subject vehicles contain a safety related defect. The odi complaints cited above can be viewed at www-odi. NHTSA. Dot. Gov/owners/searchNHTSAid under the following identification numbers: 10497982, 10462146, 10389703, 10331743, and 10284402. |
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