NHTSA campaign 06V076000
Four Winds Recall 06V-076: STEERING LINKAGES/ZF
NHTSA recall 06V076000 was reported by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL on March 16, 2006, with 65 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Four Winds Mandalay for the 2005 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V076000 (also written 06V-076 or 06V076)
- Filed by
- FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 65 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V076000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Four Winds
Four Winds Mandalay
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 25, 2004 – April 12, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V076000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH I-SHAFTS SUPPLIED BY ZF HEAVY DUTY STEERING, THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLIES WITH LOWER YOKES MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MACHINED. THE STEERING SHAFT SPLINES COULD PUSH THROUGH THE LOWER YOKE, ALLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE.
Safety consequence
IF THIS OCCURS ,THE VEHICLE COULD SUFFER LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
FREIGHTLINER IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. FREIGHTLINER WILL INSPECT AND ATTACH A TENSION COLLAR TO THE STEERING SHAFT TO SECURE THE CONNECTION TO THE YOKE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR FOUR WINDS AT .
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V076000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.