Campaign 24V-545

Steering gear assemblies may have been assembled incorrectly with fewer recirculating balls than are required, which may result in a loss of…

Defect summary

Capacity of Texas (Capacity of Texas) is recalling certain 2023 TJ Series (5000, 6500, and 9000) vehicles. The steering gear assemblies may have been assembled incorrectly with fewer recirculating balls than are required, which may result in a loss of steering control.

Consequence

A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the defective gears, free of charge. Owners may contact Capacity of Texas customer service at 1-800-323-0135.

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 24V545000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

3 product lines are 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 24V-545
Make	Model	Model years
Capacity	TJ 5000	2023
Capacity	TJ 6500	2023
Capacity	TJ 9000	2023

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 "NHTSA investigation" 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

23V-219 Mar 30, 2023
Front-drive steer axle fasteners may loosen, resulting in a complete separation of the axle assembly joints
22V-537 Jul 26, 2022
Steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture
05V-038 Feb 2, 2005
On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with arvinmeritor urresko tie rod clamps, heat treatment of clamps created a surface hardness that…
01V-044-008 Mar 11, 2001
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with drag link assemblies containing 24-dl model ball sockets and manufactured by trw
99V-033-002 Apr 6, 1999
Vehicle description: bus chassis equipped with spicer 6,000 or 8,000 lb. front steer axles