| 2005 Ford F-550 superduty |
| NHTSA Campaign #: | 05V135000 |
| Manufacturer Campaign #: | 05S30 |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | F-550 superduty |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Component: | Steering:gear box:shaft pitman |
| Manufacturers Involved: | Ford motor company |
| Begin Date Of Manufacturing: | 03/09/2005 |
| End Date Of Manufacturing: | 03/14/2005 |
| Recall Type: | V |
| Potential Number Of Units Affected: | 481 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: | 04/06/2005 |
| Recall Initiator: | Mfr |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: | Ford motor company |
| Date Report Received By ODI: | 04/06/2005 |
| Date Added To File: | 04/06/2005 |
| Regulation Part #: | |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard #: | |
| Defect Summary: | On certain chassis cab trucks, the steering gear may have some gears with a gear piston that was assembled with an incorrect re-circulating ball tube retainer. an incorrect retainer may result in an improperly retained re-circulating ball tube, which may not keep the re-circulating balls in place during steering gear actuation. |
| Consequence Summary: | If the re-circulating balls become dislodged a vehicle operator may notice noise and increased steering efforts that may eventually progress to impaired steering or potential loss of steering which could result in a crash. |
| Corrective Action: | Dealers will inspect the steering gear for a specific date code and replace if necessary free of charge. the recall began on april 4, 2005. owners may contact at 1-800-392-3673. |
