Section 2
Steering
Steering control, mechanical condition, power steering and transmission.
75
defect codes in this section
28 Dangerous44 Major3 Minor
2.1 Mechanical condition
2.1.1.aSteering gear conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.1.b.iSteering gear conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.1.b.iiSteering gear conditionMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.1.c.iSteering gear conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.1.c.iiSteering gear conditionMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.1.d.iSteering gear conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.1.d.iiSteering gear conditionMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.1.e.iSteering gear conditionMechanical conditionMinor2.1.1.e.iiSteering gear conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.2.a.iSteering gear securityMechanical conditionMajor2.1.2.a.iiSteering gear securityMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.2.b.iSteering gear securityMechanical conditionMajor2.1.2.b.iiSteering gear securityMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.2.c.iSteering gear securityMechanical conditionMajor2.1.2.c.iiSteering gear securityMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.2.d.iSteering gear securityMechanical conditionMajor2.1.2.d.iiSteering gear securityMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.2.e.iSteering gear securityMechanical conditionMajor2.1.2.e.iiSteering gear securityMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.3.a.iSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.3.a.iiSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.3.b.iSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.3.b.iiSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.3.c.iSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.3.c.iiSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.3.dSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.3.eSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.3.f.iSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.3.f.iiSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.3.g.iSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionMinor2.1.3.g.iiSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.3.h.iSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionMajor2.1.3.h.iiSteering linkage conditionMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.4.aSteering linkage operationMechanical conditionMajor2.1.4.bSteering linkage operationMechanical conditionMajor2.1.5.aPower steeringMechanical conditionMajor2.1.5.b.iPower steeringMechanical conditionMinor2.1.5.b.iiPower steeringMechanical conditionMajor2.1.5.c.iPower steeringMechanical conditionMajor2.1.5.c.iiPower steeringMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.5.d.iPower steeringMechanical conditionMajor2.1.5.d.iiPower steeringMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.5.e.iPower steeringMechanical conditionMajor2.1.5.e.iiPower steeringMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.5.f.iPower steeringMechanical conditionMajor2.1.5.f.iiPower steeringMechanical conditionDangerous2.1.5.g.iPower steeringMechanical conditionMajor2.1.5.g.iiPower steeringMechanical conditionDangerous
2.2 Steering wheel, column and handlebars
2.2.1.a.iSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.1.a.iiSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsDangerous2.2.1.b.iSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.1.b.iiSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsDangerous2.2.1.c.iSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.1.c.iiSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsDangerous2.2.1.d.iSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.1.d.iiSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsDangerous2.2.1.e.iSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.1.e.iiSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsDangerous2.2.1.f.iSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.1.f.iiSteering wheel/handlebar conditionSteering wheel, column and handlebarsDangerous2.2.2.aSteering column/forks/yokesSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.2.bSteering column/forks/yokesSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.2.cSteering column/forks/yokesSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.2.d.iSteering column/forks/yokesSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.2.d.iiSteering column/forks/yokesSteering wheel, column and handlebarsDangerous2.2.2.eSteering column/forks/yokesSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.2.f.iSteering column/forks/yokesSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor2.2.2.f.iiSteering column/forks/yokesSteering wheel, column and handlebarsDangerous2.2.2.gSteering column/forks/yokesSteering wheel, column and handlebarsMajor
2.3 Steering play
2.6 Electronic power steering (EPS)
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