December 5, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V815000
Steering Linkage May Loosen and Detach
A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V815
Manufacturer Terberg Benschop B.V.
Components STEERING, SUSPENSION
Potential Number of Units Affected 3
Summary
Terberg Benschop B.V. (Terberg Benschop) is recalling certain 2021-2022 YT193 terminal tractors. Paint on the mounting surface of the steering linkage can wear off, which may cause the bolt to become loose or break, resulting in a loss of steering control.
Remedy
Dealers will disassemble, clean and reassemble, the steering linkage mounting surface, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact Terberg Benschop customer service at 348459294. Terberg Benschop’s number for this recall is CAM0156.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Please be reminded of the following requirements:
You are required to submit a draft owner notification letter to this office no less than five days prior to mailing it to the customers. Also, copies of all notices, bulletins, dealer notifications, and other communications that relate to this recall, including a copy of the final owner notification letter and any subsequent owner follow-up notification letter(s), are required to be submitted to this office no later than 5 days after they are originally sent (if they are sent to more than one manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or purchaser/owner).
Please be reminded that under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a)(3), it is illegal for a manufacturer, to sell, offer for sale, import, or introduce or deliver into interstate commerce, a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment that contains a safety defect once the manufacturer has notified NHTSA about that safety defect. This prohibition does not apply once the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment has been remedied according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
As stated in 49 U.S.C. § 30118(f), submission of eight consecutive quarterly reports followed by three annual reports is required. As described in 573.7, submission of the first of eight consecutive quarterly status reports is required within one month after the close of the calendar quarter in which notification to purchasers occurs. Therefore, the first quarterly report will be due on, or before, 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter. The first of three consecutive annual status reports will be due on, or before, 1 year after the eighth quarterly report was submitted.
Chronology :
on our off-road vehicles we have determined issues with steering arms coming loose.
The first report on an off-road vehicle was on May 25, 2022. In the mean time we have received more then 40 reports of steering arms coming loose. We have not received any report of a crash /death or injuries resulting from this defect.
These vehicles have another set up of the steering system, but steering system mounts partly to the same surfaces.
December 4, 2023 it was decided that we would start a field campaign to remedy this on our off road vehicles.
December 4, 2023 we have discovered that the steering system of the on-road vehicles uses the same mounting surfaces, and also another mounting surface with paint. After some additional checks it was then decided that a safety related recall for on-road vehicles must be started.
2 Affected Products
Vehicle
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| TERBERG BENSCHOP B.V. | TERMINAL TRACTOR | 2021-2022 |
4 Associated Documents
Recall 573 Report – December 8, 2023
RCLRPT-23V815-5880.PDF 215.587KB
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-23V815-4178.PDF 213.864KB
Recall Acknowledgement
Recall 573 Report – 12/14/2023
RCLRPT-23V815-4362.PDF 216.096KB
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004
Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-815
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Manufacturer Name : Submission Date :
Terberg Benschop B.V. DEC 08, 2023 NHTSA Recall No. : 23V-815 Manufacturer Recall No. : CAM0156 Manufacturer Information :
Manufacturer Name : Terberg Benschop B.V. Address : Oranje-Nassaustraat 10
Benschop 00 3405XK
Company phone : 348459294
Population :
Number of potentially involved : 3
Estimated percentage with defect : 100 %
Vehicle Information : Vehicle 1 : 2021-2022 Terberg YT193
Vehicle Type : BUSES, MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES Body Style : OTHER Power Train : DIESEL
Descriptive Information : This safety defect applies to 3 YT193 vehicles, these are all on-road vehicles delivered prior to december 05 2023
Production Dates : OCT 25, 2021 – FEB 28, 2023 VIN Range 1 : Begin : XLWYT1931M0610433 End : XLWYT1931M0610433 VIN Range 2 : Begin : XLWYT1932N1018230 End : XLWYT193XN1028231 ✔ Not sequential
✔ Not sequential Description of Defect :
Description of the Defect : There is paint on the mounting surfaces where the steering linkage is mounted to the steering knuckles of the front axle.
FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR
Description of the Safety Risk : Paint on the mounting surface can disappear, resulting in reducing tension on the bolts that hold the steering linkage to the steering knuckle. Consequently these bolts can loose or break. This can result in loosing the ability to steer.
This can result in a crash.
Description of the Cause : paint was not removed prior to the assembly of the steering arms to the front axle. Identification of Any Warning
that can Occur : swaying feeling in the steering wheel, or the vehicle starts swaying while the steering wheel is hold stil.
Involved Components : Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-815 Page 2 Component Name 1 : front axle
Component Description : front axle FA 8.2 LOW + ABS Component Part Number : t18013980 Component Name 2 : steering arm
Component Description : steering arm left hand side Component Part Number : t18036125 Component Name 3 : steering arm
Component Description : steering arm right hand side Component Part Number : t18036126 Component Name 4 : knuckle arm
Component Description : knuckle arm for mechanical steering Left hand drive Component Part Number : t18036175 Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer
Name : NR Address : NR
NR
Country : NR Chronology :
on our off-road vehicles we have determined issues with steering arms coming loose.
December 4, 2023 it was decided that we would start a field campaign to remedy this on our off road vehicles. December 4, 2023 we have discovered that the steering system of the on-road vehicles uses the same mounting surfaces, and also another mounting surface with paint. After some additional checks it was then decided that a safety related recall for on-road vehicles must be started. The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-815
Page 3
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Description of Remedy :
Description of Remedy Program : Customers will be actively informed by their dealer, and the dealer will
come to the customer site to repair the vehicle free of charge. The defective connections will be disassembled, cleaned and re-assembled. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component :
Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : The components itself will not change, but the mounting surface will be cleaned properly before installing the connecting component to it.
on December 05 2023 a delivery stop for on-road vehicles was issued. Already assembled vehicles will be re-worked prior to delivery.
Production is informed and instructed to remove the paint from the contact surface prior to mounting the steering components to the front axle.
Recall Schedule :
Description of Recall Schedule : NR
Planned Dealer Notification Date : NR – NR Planned Owner Notification Date : NR – NR
* NR – Not Reported
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004
Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-815
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Manufacturer Name : Submission Date :
Terberg Benschop B.V. DEC 05, 2023 NHTSA Recall No. : 23V-815 Manufacturer Recall No. : NR Manufacturer Information :
Manufacturer Name : Terberg Benschop B.V. Address : Oranje-Nassaustraat 10
Benschop 00 3405XK
Company phone : 348459294
Population :
Number of potentially involved : 3
Estimated percentage with defect : 100 %
Vehicle Information : Vehicle 1 : 2021-2022 Terberg YT193
Vehicle Type : BUSES, MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES Body Style : OTHER Power Train : DIESEL
Descriptive Information : This safety defect applies to 3 YT193 vehicles, these are all on-road vehicles delivered prior to december 05 2023
Production Dates : OCT 25, 2021 – FEB 28, 2023
VIN Range 1 : Begin : XLWYT1932N1018230 End : XLWYT193XN1028231 Not sequential VIN Range 2 : Begin : XLWYT1932N1018230 End : XLWYT193XN1028231 Not sequential Description of Defect :
Description of the Defect : There is paint on the mounting surfaces where the steering linkage is mounted to the steering knuckles of the front axle.
FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR
Description of the Safety Risk : Paint on the mounting surface can disappear, resulting in reducing tension on the bolts that hold the steering linkage to the steering knuckle. Consequently these bolts can loose or break. This can result in loosing the ability to steer.
This can result in a crash.
Description of the Cause : paint was not removed prior to the assembly of the steering arms to the front axle. Identification of Any Warning
that can Occur : swaying feeling in the steering wheel, or the vehicle starts swaying while the steering wheel is hold stil.
Involved Components : Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-815 Page 2 Component Name 1 : front axle
Component Description : front axle FA 8.2 LOW + ABS Component Part Number : t18013980 Component Name 2 : steering arm
Component Description : steering arm left hand side Component Part Number : t18036125 Component Name 3 : steering arm
Component Description : steering arm right hand side Component Part Number : t18036126 Component Name 4 : knuckle arm
Component Description : knuckle arm for mechanical steering Left hand drive Component Part Number : t18036175 Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer
Name : NR Address : NR
NR
Country : NR Chronology :
on our off-road vehicles we have determined issues with steering arms coming loose.
December 4, 2023 it was decided that we would start a field campaign to remedy this on our off road vehicles. December 4, 2023 we have discovered that the steering system of the on-road vehicles uses the same mounting surfaces, and also another mounting surface with paint. After some additional checks it was then decided that a safety related recall for on-road vehicles must be started. The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-815
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The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Description of Remedy :
Description of Remedy Program : NR How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component :
Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : NR on December 05 2023 a delivery stop for on-road vehicles was issued. Already assembled vehicles will be re-worked prior to delivery.
Production is informed and instructed to remove the paint from the contact surface prior to mounting the steering components to the front axle.
Recall Schedule :
Description of Recall Schedule : NR
Planned Dealer Notification Date : NR – NR Planned Owner Notification Date : NR – NR
* NR – Not Reported
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004
Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-815
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Manufacturer Name : Submission Date :
Terberg Benschop B.V. DEC 14, 2023 NHTSA Recall No. : 23V-815 Manufacturer Recall No. : CAM0156 Manufacturer Information :
Manufacturer Name : Terberg Benschop B.V. Address : Oranje-Nassaustraat 10
Benschop 00 3405XK
Company phone : 348459294
Population :
Number of potentially involved : 3
Estimated percentage with defect : 100 %
Vehicle Information : Vehicle 1 : 2021-2022 Terberg YT193
Vehicle Type : BUSES, MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES Body Style : OTHER Power Train : DIESEL
Descriptive Information : This safety defect applies to 3 YT193 vehicles, these are all on-road vehicles delivered prior to december 05 2023
Production Dates : OCT 25, 2021 – FEB 28, 2023 VIN Range 1 : Begin : XLWYT1931M0610433 End : XLWYT1931M0610433 VIN Range 2 : Begin : XLWYT1932N1018230 End : XLWYT193XN1028231 ✔ Not sequential
✔ Not sequential Description of Defect :
Description of the Defect : There is paint on the mounting surfaces where the steering linkage is mounted to the steering knuckles of the front axle.
FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR
Description of the Safety Risk : Paint on the mounting surface can disappear, resulting in reducing tension on the bolts that hold the steering linkage to the steering knuckle. Consequently these bolts can loose or break. This can result in loosing the ability to steer.
This can result in a crash.
Description of the Cause : paint was not removed prior to the assembly of the steering arms to the front axle. Identification of Any Warning
that can Occur : swaying feeling in the steering wheel, or the vehicle starts swaying while the steering wheel is hold stil.
Involved Components : Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-815 Page 2 Component Name 1 : front axle
Component Description : front axle FA 8.2 LOW + ABS Component Part Number : t18013980 Component Name 2 : steering arm
Component Description : steering arm left hand side Component Part Number : t18036125 Component Name 3 : steering arm
Component Description : steering arm right hand side Component Part Number : t18036126 Component Name 4 : knuckle arm
Component Description : knuckle arm for mechanical steering Left hand drive Component Part Number : t18036175 Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer
Name : NR Address : NR
NR
Country : NR Chronology :
on our off-road vehicles we have determined issues with steering arms coming loose.
The first report on an off-road vehicle was on May 25, 2022. In the mean time we have received more then 40 reports of steering arms coming loose. We have not received any report of a crash /death or injuries resulting from this defect. These vehicles have another set up of the steering system, but steering system mounts partly to the same surfaces. The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-815
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The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
December 4, 2023 it was decided that we would start a field campaign to remedy this on our off road vehicles. December 4, 2023 we have discovered that the steering system of the on-road vehicles uses the same mounting surfaces, and also another mounting surface with paint. After some additional checks it was then decided that a safety related recall for on-road vehicles must be started.
Description of Remedy :
Description of Remedy Program : Customers will be actively informed by their dealer, and the dealer will
come to the customer site to repair the vehicle free of charge. The defective connections will be disassembled, cleaned and re-assembled. The dealer will perform this task free of charge. If this defect has caused any costs to the owner of the vehicle these can be handled via the normal warranty process since all vehicles are still in warranty. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component :
Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : The components itself will not change, but the mounting surface will be cleaned properly before installing the connecting component to it.
on December 05 2023 a delivery stop for on-road vehicles was issued. Already assembled vehicles will be re-worked prior to delivery.
Production is informed and instructed to remove the paint from the contact surface prior to mounting the steering components to the front axle. Recall Schedule :
Description of Recall Schedule : our US distributor will be asked to inform the dealers about this defect in
coming 2 weeks. (Due to Christmas/new year we planned this not to tight.
The owner notification process can start (assuming the owner notification letter is agreed by NHTSA) in the first week of 2024 and be finished in week 2 of 2024
Planned Dealer Notification Date : DEC 17, 2023 – DEC 31, 2023
Planned Owner Notification Date : JAN 02, 2024 – JAN 09, 2024
* NR – Not Reported
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