DORSEY TRAILER 1987: SUSPENSION

Make : DORSEY Model : TRAILER Year : 1987
Build Dates : 1987-01-01 - 1989-12-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 89V236000
Date Owner's Notified: 1989-12-18 Date Received by ODI: 1989-12-26 Date Added to Database: 1990-01-04
Manufacturers Involved: Great Dane Trailers
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: SUSPENSION
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 374
Summary:
      CRACKING OF OUTER 'C' CHANNELS OF SUSPENSION DUE TO OVERLOADING IN THE HANGER AND AIR ATTACHMENT AREAS.
Consequence:
      CRACKING OF THE 'C' CHANNEL COULD CAUSE THE CROSSMEMBERSIN THE SUSPENSION SUBASSEMBLY TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE OUTER FRAME CHANNELS OF THEASSEMBLY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy:
      MANUFACTURER WILL INSTALL MODIFICATION TO STRENGHTHEN SUSPENSION SUBASSEMBLY.
Report Initiator: ODI V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      SYSTEM: SUSPENSION.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILER, SEMI.