POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERING WHEEL RETAINING ***** WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.THIS COULD ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME LOOSE OR DISCONNECTED.(INSPECT AND SECURE STEERING WHEEL RETAINING ***** AS REQUIRED.)
POSSIBLE STEERING WHEEL SPOKE BREAKAGE INVOLVING ONE OR MORE OF THE METAL INSERTS WITHIN THE PLASTIC SPOKE.UNDER EXTENDED USAGE THE SEPARATION MAY EXTEND TO ALL THREE METAL INSERTS AND EVENTUALLY AFFECT STEERING CONTROL.(INSPECT AND REPLACE STEERING WHEELS AS NECESSARY.)
POSSIBLE THAT, UNDER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SHARP TURNS WHILE ASCENDING DRIVEWAY GRADES, THE LARGE SIZE TIRES LISTED WILL RUB AGAINST THE FRONT FENDER AND/OR WHEEL OPENING MOULDING.THIS CAUSES OBJECTIONABLE NOISE, AND IF DONE REPEATEDLY, WILL SCUFF THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE.(REWORK FRONT FENDER WHEEL OPENING FLANGE AND REMOVE MOULDINGS TO ELIMINATE POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE.)
MANUAL STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLIES MAY CONTAIN A DIMENSIONAL DISCREPANCY IN THE STEERING GEAR BALL ***** GROOVE.THIS DISCREPANCY CAN RESULT IN STEERING GEAR LOCK-UP AT LOW MILEAGE.(INSTALL NEW STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY.)
Information provided by NHTSA Data updated May 2013