FEDERAL RECALLS & DEFECTS | FEDERAL PROBLEMS

FEDERAL RECALLS & DEFECTS | FEDERAL PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of FEDERAL recalls and defective parts found on FEDERAL automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the FEDERAL manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1983-1986 FEDERAL FEDERAL STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Recall
1983-1986 FEDERAL FEDERAL	STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Units affected: 650	FEDERAL MOTORS INC. Report Date: 1986-05-22
Summary: THE STEERING WHEEL TO STEERING COLUMN SECURING NUT MAY BE UPSIDE DOWN AND/OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED AND MAY LOOSEN. THIS ALLOWS THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DISENGAGED OR DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DISENGAGED OR DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WILL BE EXPERIENCED AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
1985 FEDERAL FEDERAL WHEELS Recall
1985 FEDERAL FEDERAL	WHEELS Units affected: 10	FEDERAL MOTORS INC. Report Date: 1985-12-18
Summary: INCORRECT BUDD WHEELS OF A LOWER THAN REQUIRED LOAD RATING WERE INSTALLED ON SOME TRUCKS. THE INSTALLATION OF THESE WHEELS CAUSES THE FIRE TRUCKS TO BE IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 120 AND MAY FAIL DURING USE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE LOW LOAD RATING WHEELS ARE INSTALLED THEY MAY BREAK DURING USE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. NOTE: TRUCKS SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL CORRECTIVE ACTION IS COMPLETED.