Recall 09E032000: Steering

NHTSA recall 09E032000 · announced May 19, 2009 · Meritor Wabco · 1,021 units affected

The problem

MERITOR WABCO IS RECALLING 1,021 STEERING ANGLE SENSORS (SAS), P/NOS. 444 120 004 0, 400 850 647 0, AND 400 850 666 0, WITH SERIAL NUMBERS BELOW 3404 WHICH WERE SHIPPED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN MOTOR COACHES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES BETWEEN JULY 2007 AND FEBRUARY 26, 2009. INTERNAL FRICTION CAN DEVELOP BETWEEN THE SENSOR GEARS AND THE SENSOR HOUSING AS A RESULT OF EXTERNAL FORCES EXPERIENCED ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING VIBRATION. IF DEVELOPED FRICTION IS GREAT ENOUGH, THE DRIVING TAB OF THE SAS CAN SHEER AS THE DRIVER TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL.

The risk

WITH A BROKEN SAS DRIVING TAB, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

What to do

EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WILL PROVIDE A REMEDY PLAN AND NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER OR MERITOR WABCO AT 1-859-525-3676.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

MERITOR WABCO'S RECALL NO. C9AB.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.