Campaign 22V-551

Steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture

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Defect summary

Eldorado National-California, Inc. (Eldorado National-California) is recalling certain 2021-2022 ENC Axess vehicles. The steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture.

Consequence

A fractured steering gear can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the steering gears, as necessary, free of charge. All vehicles were remedied by December 2022. Owners may contact Eldorado National-California customer service at 1-951-684-6868.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 22V551000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about steering on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 22V-551
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Eldorado	Axess	2021 to 2022	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

16V-584 Aug 5, 2016
Affected vehicles are equipped with front steel rims that may allow the inside sidewall of the front tires to contact the outer end of the front…
15V-155 Mar 17, 2015
Affected buses have front axles whose tie rod nuts may be improperly torqued
10V-568 Nov 10, 2010
Drag links are not of sufficient strength for the duty cycle in which they are operating
08V-196 Apr 30, 2008
Fasteners that attach the steering arm or tie rod arms to the spindle may be over or under-tightened
05V-080 Mar 1, 2005
On certain transit buses equipped with arvinmeritor urresko tie rod clamps, heat treatment of clamps created a surface hardness that could lead to…
05E-006 Feb 1, 2005
Certain aftermarket eldorado axle assemblies equipped with arvinmeritor and trw 20-edl ball socket assemblies