Grove Steering: Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)

Grove is recalling about 45 vehicles over a problem with the steering.

Campaign
73V206000
Manufacturer
GROVE MFG. CO.
Reported
23 October 1973
Vehicles
45
Built between
Jun 1973 – Oct 1973
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 October 1973
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1973 and October 1973. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1973 Grove 8445GBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
  • 1973 Grove 8450GBuilt June 1973 to October 1973

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1973 to October 1973
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 October 1973
  3. Owners notified22 October 1973

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 23 October 1973.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
GROVE MFG. CO.
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

Grove campaign no n/a.possibility that the ross gear and tool steering gearassembly installed on these vehicles may have improperly heat treated washers,which may break.if washer breaks, the mechanical steering linkage may beaffected, resulting in loss of steering OPERATION.(CORRECTION0 inspect andreplace washers where necessary).

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.

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