PACCAR UNSPECIFIED 1978: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET
| Make : PACCAR | Model : UNSPECIFIED | Year : 1978 |
| Build Dates : 1977-12-01 - 1978-03-01 | ||
| NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 78V058000 | ||
| Date Owner's Notified: 1978-04-11 | Date Received by ODI: 1978-03-21 | Date Added to Database: 1979-10-12 |
| Manufacturers Involved: PETERBILT MOTOR COMPANY | ||
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| Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET | ||
| Potential Number Of Units Affected : 20 | ||
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Summary:
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH INCORRECT PINCH CLAMP DRAW BOLT DRILLING IN THE SPRING EYE MOUNTING BRACKETS OF THE SINGLE DRIVE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY. THE PINCH CLAMP DRAW BOLTS COULD BECOME LOOSE AND THE SPRING EYE MOUNTING PIN COULD BACK OUT OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET. |
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Consequence:
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Remedy:
DEALER WILL CORRECT THIS DEFECT BY REPLACING THE MOUNTING BRACKETS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER. |
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| Report Initiator: MFR | V Report | |
| Regulation Part Number: | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: | |
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Notes:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY TRUCKS.SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; SPRING EYE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS CONDITION WOULD CAUSE THE REAR SUSPENSION TOSEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK CHASSIS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND AN ACCIDENT COULDRESULT. |
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