NHTSA campaign 08V117000
Seagrave Recall 08V-117: STEERING GEAR/TRW
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V117000 was reported by SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS, LLC on March 12, 2008, with 18 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Seagrave Attacker, Seagrave Marauder and Seagrave Marauder II for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on February 19, 2008, per NHTSA.
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 08V117000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V117000 (also written 08V-117 or 08V117)
- Filed by
- SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 18 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Pitman
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ08-002 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V117000. 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.
Seagrave
Seagrave Attacker
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 1, 2007 – February 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Seagrave Marauder
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 1, 2007 – February 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Seagrave Marauder II
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 1, 2007 – February 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V117000.
Defect description
SEAGRAVE IS RECALLING 18 MY 2007 MARAUDER, MARAUDER II, AND ATTACKER FULL BODY FIRE APPARATUS TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING GEARS, MODELS TAS85. THESE STEERING GEARS CONTAIN POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE SECTOR SHAFTS WITH AN INCORRECT GEAR TOOTH WHICH MAY INTERFERE WITH THE RACK-PISTON TEETH, RESULTING IN A STICKING OR BINDING CONDITION.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE THE STEERING GEAR TO STALL AND RESTRICT THE STEERING TURNING ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
SEAGRAVE IS WORKING WITH TRW TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR (PLEASE SEE 07E101). THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRW AT 1-765-429-1768 OR SEAGRAVE AT 1-715-823-2141.
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 08V117000
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.