Power Steering Gear Box Damage – 2020-2021 Vicinity Vi38

March 11, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V148000

Power Steering Gear Box Damage

A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V148000

Manufacturer Vicinity Motor Corporation

Components STEERING

Potential Number of Units Affected 92

 

Summary

Vicinity Motor Corporation (Vicinity) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Vi38 vehicles. The power steering gear box may become damaged, resulting in a loss of steering control.

 

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the steering gear box assembly, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed in March 2022. Owners may contact Vicinity’s customer service at 1-604-607-4000. Vicinity’s number for this recall is Campaign 000-043.

 

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.

 


Chronology :

An warranty claim pertaining to the defect was first reported in late Sept. 2021. citing a fracture of the steering box mounting tabs on a vehicle operated in the US population. It was suspected that external impact may have played a role in the fracture, however as further failures occurred in Oct. 2021, a determination was made to the existence of a safety related defect on Oct. 16th 2021. An investigation was launched in conjunction with R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc.’s Engineering Center, on Oct.18th 2021.

An engineer was sent to investigate the tentative root cause, from Oct. 24th to 28th 2021.

Recurring meetings with Sheppard began on Nov. 4th 2021 to discuss findings, tests, and the cause of the issue.

An initial campaign was released on Oct. 27th 2021, to notify the customer of the need for inspection.

Campaign updates were issued to customers as the scope was further refined over the following months, as the likely cause for the defect was identified.

Following campaign update releases (MM/DD/YY):

Release 2:12/13/21 – Revised steering angles and part numbers

Release 3:01/14/22 – Updated affected VINs

Release 4:02/01/22 – Added Canadian VINs

By Nov. 2021, replacement parts began being stocked to supply customers.

The failure mode is being confirmed, with further testing and analysis to be carried out with Sheppard.

The list of vehicles operating in the US, reported to suffer from the defect, to date:

(VIN – Date of Notification)
2G9B38AA6MA098568 – 10/18/21
2G9B38AA4MA098603 – 01/12/22
2G9B38AA8MA098586 – 10/29/21
2G9B38AA2MA098597 – 11/05/21
2G9B38AA3MA098589 – 11/05/21
2G9B38AAXMA098606 – 01/12/22
2G9B38AA2MA098602 – 01/12/22
2G9B38AA4MA098598 – 11/16/21
2G9B38AAXMA098595 – 11/05/21
2G9B38AA6MA098585 – 11/05/21
2G9B38AAXMA098606 – 01/12/22
2G9B38AA8MA098572 – 02/24/22
2G9B38AAXMA098590 – 10/25/21
2G9B38AA4MA098603 – 11/05/21
2G9B38AA1MA098543 – 03/14/22
2G9B38AA9MA098550 – 01/12/22
2G9B38AAXMA098547 – 12/29/21
2G9B38AA3MA098530 – 09/27/21

 


2 Affected Products

Vehicle

MAKEMODELYEAR
VICINITYVI382020-2021

 


8 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V148-7100.PDF 218.508KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V148-3364.pdf 646.192KB

 


Miscellaneous Document- Warranty Guide Booklet

RMISC-22V148-7061.pdf 420.487KB

 


Recall 573 Report- 04/14/2022

RCLRPT-22V148-4978.PDF 219.967KB

 


Recall 573 Report- 05/24/2022

RCLRPT-22V148-9464.PDF 219.961KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22V148-2883.PDF 211.139KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V148-1536.PDF 211.237KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V148-8545.PDF 211.322KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V148&docType=RCL

 


 

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