Steering: linkages (Crane)
Vehicle recall 73V-222. NHTSA received CRANE CARRIER COMPANY’s report on Nov 19, 1973.
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The short answer
NHTSA received CRANE CARRIER COMPANY’s report on Nov 19, 1973. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 27, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Steering: linkages.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: CRANE CAMPAIGN NO.HEAVY DUTY DUMP AND READY MIX.POSSIBILITY THAT THE FRONTSTEERING AXLE MAY BE DEFECTIVE.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, FAILURE OF THESTEERING ARM WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTINGAND REPLACING WITH NEW IMPROVED STEERING AXLE).
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 46 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- Crane Craneand 1972 and 1973, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by CRANE CARRIER COMPANY.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 27, 2026.