Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion) (White Truck)
Vehicle recall 84V-099. NHTSA received VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP’s report on Aug 29, 1984.
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The short answer
NHTSA received VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP’s report on Aug 29, 1984. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 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.
STEERING GEAR MAY NOT BE SECURE BECAUSE OF A LOOSE BOLT ON STEERING GEAR BRACKET.
BOLTS HOLD STEERING GEAR BRACKET TO CHASSIS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion).
What should you do?
UPON INSPECTION, THE BOLTS AND LOCKNUTS WILL BE REPLACED, IF NECESSARY.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY TRUCKS.SYSTEM: STEERING; STEERING GEAR BRACKET.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SUDDEN ERRATIC STEERING MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENT OR PERSONAL INJURY.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 5,739 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- White Truck White Truckand 1984, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 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 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026.