Vehicle recall 85V007000 · January 14, 1985
American Motors Alliance and Encore
The manual steering gear unit may lack integrity due to the heavy use of road salt in certain areas of heavy snow fall.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The manual steering gear unit may lack integrity due to the heavy use of road salt in certain areas of heavy snow fall. Consequence of defect: damage to the steering gear could cause handling difficulty which may result in loss of vehicle control and an accident.
- Remedy
- Replace the steering gear, as necessary, and install a protective splash shield.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger cars with manual steering.system: steering gear.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 85V007000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 14, 1985
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 184,508
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- American Motors Alliance (1983-1985): 1985, 1984, 1983
- American Motors Encore (1984-1985): 1985, 1984
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