# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE01033
> **STEERING COLUMN** · Opened 2001-09-17 · Closed 2002-02-06
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE01033
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 2001-09-17
- **Close date:** 2002-02-06
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Affected makes:** FORD
- **Affected components:** STEERING
- **Affected model years:** 1997, 1998
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 2
## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE01033)
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