Vehicle recall 73V206000 · October 23, 1973

Grove 8445G and 8450G

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Notes: Grove campaign no n/a.possibility that the ross gear and tool steering gearassembly installed on these vehicles may have improperly heat treated washers,which may break.if washer breaks, the mechanical steering linkage may beaffected, resulting in loss of steering operation.(CORRECTION0 inspect andreplace washers where necessary).

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 73V206000
Reported to NHTSA: October 23, 1973
Filed by: GROVE MFG. CO.
Owner notification: October 22, 1973
Vehicles potentially affected: 45
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Recall 73V206000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Grove 8445G (1973): 1973
Grove 8450G (1973): 1973

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