Rolls-Royce Steering: Rack and Pinion

Rolls-Royce is recalling about 328 vehicles over a problem with the steering.

Campaign
77V089000
Manufacturer
ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.
Reported
14 June 1977
Vehicles
328
Built between
Not published
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
6 September 1977
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.

  • 1977 Rolls-Royce Camargue
  • 1977 Rolls-Royce Corniche
  • 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

What the defect is

During vehicle assembly the following may not have been sufficiently tightened: the four setscrews securing the steering rack mounting frame to the sub-frame; four nuts and bolts securing engine front mount cross-members to the sub-frame; two setscrews securing the inner ball joint bracket to the steering rack; and three countersunk setscrews securing the steering wheel to its hub.

What gets fixed

THE DEALER WILL TIGHTEN BOLTS AND SCREWS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS, AT NO COST TO OWNER.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA14 June 1977
  2. Owners notified6 September 1977

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 14 June 1977.

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
ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.
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

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: steering; connections, setscrews.consequences of defect: should any of these bolts or setscrews become loose ordetached, impaired steering or complete loss of steering control could occur.this could lead to a vehicle accident.note: in the early stages, this defect may be detected by a knock or rattleemanating from the front of the car or steering mechanism.

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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