Auto Recall Date:
APR 08, 1991
Vehicle Component:
STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
12000
Model Affected
1988 PLYMOUTH GRAN FURY
1988 Plymouth Gran Fury Defect Summary:
THE STEERING WHEEL MAY CRACK AT ITS MOUNTING HUB WELD ATTACHMENT BECAUSE OF FATIGUE LOADING AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE HUB.
Defect Consequence:
SEPARATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL FROM ITS MOUNTING HUBRESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUTWARNING.
Remedy:
REPLACE STEERING WHEELS WITH REVISED WHEEL WITH ARC WELDS ADDED AT THE WHEEL STAMPING-TO-HUB ATTACHMENT.
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
12000
Notes:
CHRYSLER CORPORATION