Recall 98V116000: 1999 Ford F-550 SD and 3 other models

Report received

May 29, 1998

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

90,000vehicles

Model years

1999

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

Vehicle description: medium duty trucks and chassis-cabs. One or more of the four rivets on the lower steering shaft flex coupling may not have been crimped during the sub-assembly process.

Possible consequence

If a rivet is not crimped, the flex joint can rotate on the shaft and there would be a reduction in or loss of steering control.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the lower steering shaft rivets and replace any shafts with uncrimped rivets.

Affected model years

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

• 1999 Ford F-250581 complaints
• 1999 Ford F-350413 complaints
• 1999 Ford F-450 SD66 complaints
• 1999 Ford F-550 SD61 complaints