{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"81V026000","date":"1981-02-26","owner_notified":"1981-02-17","manufacturer":"IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC.","component":"STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR","summary":"THERE ARE THREE PINCH BOLTS THAT CONNECT TWO UNIVERSAL JOINTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND GEARBOX. PINCH BOLTS MAY NOT BE PROPERLY TIGHTENED. STEERING MAY BIND OR LOCK UP.","consequence":null,"remedy":"THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COVER WILL BE REMOVED BY DISENGAGING AND REMOVING THE SELF TAPPING SCREWS IN ORDER TO SECURELY FASTEN THE PINCH BOLTS.","notes":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: STEERING; POWER STEERING, PINCH BOLT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DRIVER MIGHT EXPERIENCE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":254,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1981,"make":"FORD","model":"E350","vehicle_id":"1981_ford_e-350","match":"exact","built_from":"1980-05-01","built_to":"1980-08-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/81V026000"}