Steering Column Locks

STRATTEC is an industry leader in developing and manufacturing steering column locks and plastic ignition holders for the global automotive market. We are a market leader in Electronic Steering Column Locking systems as well as the traditional Mechanical Steering Column Locking solutions. STRATTEC has extensive experience working as a Tier 1 supplier to the OEMs as well as a Tier 2 supplier working with steering column and column electronic assembly suppliers in order to provide the best products available.

ESCLs

As a leading supplier of ignition lock housings, STRATTEC has applied years of experience with mechanical ignition lock housings to Electronic Steering Column Lock (ESCL) products.

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Features & Benefits

  • Compact and flexible design – can be configured to meet a variety of vehicle environments
  • Designed in order to meet Thatcham security requirements
  • Gearing can be designed to best suit application requirements for speed / strength / noise
  • Lockbolt will retract under high amounts of force in order to prevent damage and minimize driver inconvenience

MSCLs

STRATTEC has extensive experience working with Mechanical Steering Column Locking (MSCL) devices. We can fully support all aspects of mechanical steering column locking housing designs, development, testing, and manufacturing.

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Features & Benefits

  • As a top lockset supplier, STRATTEC understands the integration challenges of developing a successful system that meets or exceeds customer requirements
  • Compact and flexible design – can be configured to meet a variety of vehicle environments
  • STRATTEC can facilitate additional assembly operations as needed, such as:
    • Immobilizer antennas
    • Ignition switches
  • Electronic Park Lock (EPL) functionality can be facilitated as part of the housing assembly

Plastic Ignition Holders

Plastic Ignition Holders are utilized when locking the steering column is not a requirement but, a traditional keyed ignition system is used. STRATTEC can provide the necessary design and manufacturing services for a top-quality solution.

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Features & Benefits

  • Very light weight component
  • In most cases can be designed as a direct replacement to MSCL when column locking functionality is not required but, traditional keyed ignitions are still used
  • Electronic Park Lock (EPL) functionality can be facilitated as part of the housing assembly
  • STRATTEC can facilitate additional assembly operations as needed, such as:
    • Immobilizer antennas
    • Ignition switches

Brackets & Wire Harness Holders

Brackets and Wire Harness Holders are typically injection molded plastic components required to support the transition from a traditional column mounted keyed ignition system to a remote push-button start system. They are designed to bridge gaps left when features integrated into the keyed lock assembly are no longer available. Two examples are coil spring mounting posts and wire harness clip features.

Brackets and Wire Harness Holders

Features & Benefits

  • Very light weight component resulting in a lower cost for the customer
  • Flexible design alternatives with efficient solutions
  • Direct replacement for required functionality from features left missing as result of shifts in technology
  • Can be designed and produced using a multitude of materials