Vehicle recall 81V066000 · June 1, 1981
White Truck Road Boss 2 and Road Commander 2
A keyway, which is used on the steering arms to assure that they are properly indexed, may have been assembled out of correct alignment.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- A keyway, which is used on the steering arms to assure that they are properly indexed, may have been assembled out of correct alignment. This causes the drag link ball stud working angle to be exceeded and could lead to early failure of the ball stud.
- Remedy
- The vehicle will be inspected and, if necessary, the steering arm will be replaced at no charge to owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: trucks.system: steering; steering arm.consequences of defect: failure of the ball stud would cause a loss of vehiclecontrol and, possibly, an accident.note: a prior warning that the defect is present may be detected by anincreased or irregular steering effort.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 81V066000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 1, 1981
- Filed by
- WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- October 30, 1981
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 46
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Linkages › Arm › Idler and attachment
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- White Truck Road Boss 2 (1980): 1980
- White Truck Road Commander 2 (1980): 1980
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