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NHTSA campaign 08V016000

Alfa Recall 08V-016: STEERING GEAR SPACER/FREIGHTLINER/ZF

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V016000 was reported by ALFA LEISURE,INC. on January 10, 2008, with 602 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Alfa Gold and Alfa SEE YA for model years 2003–2008.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V016000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V016000 (also written 08V-016 or 08V016)
Filed by
ALFA LEISURE,INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
602 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Gear Box (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V016000. 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.

Alfa

  • Alfa Gold

    • 2003 · Vehicles built May 1, 2003 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built May 1, 2003 – May 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built May 1, 2004 – May 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built May 1, 2005 – May 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built May 1, 2006 – May 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – October 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Alfa SEE YA

    • 2007 · Vehicles built May 1, 2006 – May 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V016000.

Defect description

CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH ZF MODEL 8018 STEERING GEARS, THESE GEARS MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH THE INCORRECT RECIRCULATING BALL SPACER. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOW THE RECIRCULATING BALLS TO ESCAPE FROM THE RECIRCULATING BALL CIRCUIT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING.

Safety consequence

THE OPERATOR MAY NOTICE HIGHER REQUIRED STEERING WHEEL INPUTS, OR THE NEED FOR MORE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENTS WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE IN COMBINATION WITH METALLIC CRACKING NOISES PRIOR TO A LOSS OF STEERING. LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

ALFA LEISURE IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER AND ZF TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V343 AND 07E049). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR ALFA LEISURE AT 1-800-373-3372.

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 08V016000

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.