Vehicle recall 91V051000 · April 8, 1991
Dodge DIPLOMAT and Plymouth GRAN FURY
The steering wheel may crack at its mounting hub weld attachment because of fatigue loading and eventually separate from the hub.
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- Summary
- The steering wheel may crack at its mounting hub weld attachment because of fatigue loading and eventually separate from the hub.
- 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.
- Notes
- System: steering wheel.vehicle description: passenger cars; police and taxi vehicles equipped with airbags.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 91V051000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 8, 1991
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- December 11, 1991
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 12,000
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Dodge DIPLOMAT (1988-1989): 1989, 1988
- Plymouth GRAN FURY (1988-1989): 1989, 1988
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