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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

ALLEGED FAILURE OF STEERING PITMAN SHAFT

Action number
PE96022
Opened
Mar 22, 1996
Closed
Jul 31, 1996
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

What NHTSA is examining

Steering box output (pitman) shaft breakage resulting in loss of control.

Vehicles under investigation

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.