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1998 Pontiac SUNFIRE Steering Recall


NHTSA Recall #	81099
NHTSA Compaign #	08E063000
MFG Compaign #
Manufacturer	DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC.
Supplier	PONTIAC
Brand	PONTIAC
Model	SUNFIRE
Model Year	1998
Component	STEERING
Date of notification	16/10/08
Begin date of manufacuring	03/07/24
End date of manufacturing	03/07/24
Type of recall	E
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	17/10/08
Report created	20/10/08
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	3855
Defect summary	Dorman products is recalling 3,900 intermediate steering shafts dorman part nos. 425-151, 425-152, and 425-153, (sold under dorman's "oe solutions" brand name), balkamp #'s 7-3057, 7-3058, 7-3059 (sold under the "napa" brand name), and platinum parts #'s 2425151, 2425152, and 2425153 manufactured during the month of september 2007. These replacement steering shafts can be used on the vehicles listed above. The weld connecting the inner tube to the outer tube may be defective.
Consequence summary	If the weld fails, loss of steering could result, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Corrective action	Dorman will notify owners and replace the steering shafts free of charge. The recall began on october 16, 2008. Owners may contact dorman toll free at 1-800-523-2492.
Recall notes	This recall only pertains to dorman's oe solutions brand name, balkamp's napa brand, and the platinum brand steering shafts and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by general motors corporation. Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www. Safercar. Gov.

What is Recall?
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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1998 Pontiac SUNFIRE Steering Recall

1998 Pontiac SUNFIRE Steering Recall

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