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STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS

3 NHTSA complaints about steering:critical fasteners issues across 2 makes and 3 models.

Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.

NHTSA ODI component intake brief

ODI category STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS

3 filings · 3 models · 2 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS SPARSE 3 ODI rows
  • MODELS 3 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 2 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 33.3% 1 crash-flagged
  • RANK #592 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 2 injuries

Filing-volume peers

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ODI filing volume neighbourhood: STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS vs nearest complaint-total peers

STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#592 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 3 models). Open RAM 2500 (category leader) →

STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS severity reading

The standout signal for steering:critical fasteners is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 2 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 3 filings (SPARSE volume).

Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.

Next step: compare RAM 2500 against AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:CUSHION on filing totals before treating steering:critical fasteners volume as a purchase signal.

3
Complaints
3
Models Affected
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 RAM 2500
1
2 Ford Fusion
1
3 Ford F-150
1

Recent Complaints

2016 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, he noticed that the steering wheel had semi-detached and became loosened. No warning light was illuminated. The v
2018 RAM 2500 Crash

The contact owns a 2018 Ram 2500. The contact stated while her husband was driving approximately 25 MPH the steering wheel lost functionality, the vehicle veered to the left off of the roadway. The ve
2013 Ford Fusion

POWER STEERING MOTOR MOUNTING EARS ARE CRACKING DUE TO CORROSION WE HAVE SOME OF THEM LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING THIS IS A FLEET CAR THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FORD JUST REPLACED TWO FOR FREE THET O

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