Vehicle report

1997 WESTERN STAR CONSTELLATION

Defect investigations

1 action

RQ98004 · RQ

STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) Investigation

THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH A FIREWALL ADAPTER PLATE FOR THE STEERING SHAFT BOOT WITH AN INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE TOP OPENING IN THE ADAPTER PLATE.

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.