Recall 91V126000: 1988 Ford B700 and 1 other model

Report received

Jul 16, 1991

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

3,000vehicles

Model years

1988

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Because of a machining inconsistency, there is a high piston-to-ball contact angle in the steering gear worm drive. This contact causes the balls to try to rotate on two different rolling radii at two different speeds, causing the ball to damage the contact surfaces of the piston and spindle during static or low speed maneuvers invoking full or near full turns.

Possible consequence

Steering ability deteriorates and eventually steeringlockup occurs during these low speed maneuvers resulting in loss of steeringcontrol and an increased risk of vehicle accident.

Remedy

Replace bendix c300n steering gears with new gears.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1988 Ford B6000 complaints
• 1988 Ford B7000 complaints