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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

STEERING BINDING

Action number
PE04014
Opened
Feb 5, 2004
Closed
Jun 24, 2004
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Volvo Trucks North America

What NHTSA is examining

Odi's preliminary evaluation focused on the potential for a broken, bent, deformed, fragmented or displaced turn signal canceling ring (tscr), vtna part number 1607363, to restrict thevehicle operator's ability to turn the steering wheel.the pe identified thirteen vtna warranty claims that allege that the tscr had failed and that the vehicle steering effort had been adversely affected.to date, odi has not found any samples of a failed tscr and has not been able to definitively establish whether a failed tscr can or cannot contribute to increased steering effort.odi believes that it is appropriate to conduct further investigation(ea level) to better understand the characteristics of tscr failures and to assess the effect, if any, that these types of failures could have on vehicle steering effort.

Vehicles under investigation

1998 Volvo VN1999 Volvo VN1998 Volvo VN6101999 Volvo VN6101998 Volvo VN6601998 Volvo VN7701999 Volvo VN7701998 Volvo VNL1999 Volvo VNL1999 Volvo VNL64T1999 Volvo VNL7701998 Volvo Volvo Truck1999 Volvo Volvo Truck

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.