- Vehicles
- 500
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 29 June 2002
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Mullins Steering Gear BOX
- VEGA A1
- VEGA A1P
- VEGA MUL-140
What the defect is
Mullins aluminum steering box (models A1 and A1P) and vega [style] 140 steering box (MUL-140) assemblies. The screws in the worm shaft ball nut gear assembly were not adequately tightened and the interior of this product was not inspected properly for foreign material.
What could happen
If left unrepaired, the inadequately tightened screws could lead to steering failure. Likewise, any foreign materials which may be loose inside the steering box assembly may lead to steering failure, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash, causing serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
DUE TO AN UNAVAILABILITY OF REPLACEMENT STEERING GEAR BOXES, MULLINS STEERING GEARS, LLC WILL OFFER ITS CUSTOMERS A FULL REFUND FOR THE AFFECTED STEERING GEAR BOXES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 29, 2002.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 June 2002
- Owners notified29 June 2002
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 10 June 2002.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mullins steering gears at 800-485-0311.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MULLINS STEERING GEARS
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.