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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

STEERING SHAFT FRACTURE

Action number
PE98061
Opened
Nov 18, 1998
Closed
Dec 7, 1998
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

What NHTSA is examining

Alleged that the steering shaft may fracture

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.