NHTSA Campaign 01V314000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 01V314000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. The repair is free.
SAAB CARS USA, INC filed the report for 01V314000 with NHTSA on October 3, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V314000, NHTSA lists up to 1,366 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 16, 2001 and August 27, 2001.
The 01V314000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V314000 were scheduled from September 28, 2001.
01V314000 covers 1 model from Saab, model years 2002.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V314000 ranks 14 of 14 SAAB CARS USA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V314000, SAAB CARS USA, INC has 1 other recall on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE TIE ROD END RETAINING NUTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED AT THE FACTORY.
- The risk
- THE NUT COULD LOOSEN AND FALL OFF RESULTING IN A SUDDEN REDUCTION OR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
- The fix
- ALL VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED PRIOR TO CUSTOMER DELIVERY. NO OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED.
Reported October 3, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V314000 (1)
Saab (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V314000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 3, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted