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<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1979 - STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:fd755eb3-5bf7-1e1a-2104-066cc33d3b1e</id>
<updated>1985-12-04T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[THE RIGHT HAND FRAME RAIL LOWER FLANGE COULD DEVELOP      CRACKS DUE TO POOR GRINDING METHODS AT STRESS POINTS.                                                                                                             CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FRAME FAILURE COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD       RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSSIBLY A CRASH.]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1980 - STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:43049c39-637c-9ca6-92d7-175bc3c79537</id>
<updated>1985-12-04T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[THE RIGHT HAND FRAME RAIL LOWER FLANGE COULD DEVELOP      CRACKS DUE TO POOR GRINDING METHODS AT STRESS POINTS.                                                                                                             CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FRAME FAILURE COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD       RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSSIBLY A CRASH.]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1979 - SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:105c204e-0a62-4dc7-eeea-d1db7f139cf1</id>
<updated>1984-04-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[SPRING SEAT CAN DEFORM, WHICH CAUSES A DECREASE IN THE CLAMPING FORCE IN THE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY. LOSS OF CLAMPING FORCE MAY BRING ABOUT AXLE MISALIGNMENT OR AXLE HOUSING FAILURE.]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1978 - SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:fe75cf76-8d37-b9de-e116-fbb684e4893a</id>
<updated>1984-04-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[SPRING SEAT CAN DEFORM, WHICH CAUSES A DECREASE IN THE CLAMPING FORCE IN THE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY. LOSS OF CLAMPING FORCE MAY BRING ABOUT AXLE MISALIGNMENT OR AXLE HOUSING FAILURE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1982 - SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/western/rs-series/1982/84v036000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9c7e589a-9b11-22a7-8f43-25c9f2789219</id>
<updated>1984-04-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[SPRING SEAT CAN DEFORM, WHICH CAUSES A DECREASE IN THE CLAMPING FORCE IN THE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY. LOSS OF CLAMPING FORCE MAY BRING ABOUT AXLE MISALIGNMENT OR AXLE HOUSING FAILURE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1981 - SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:a5867160-9cb9-0df5-921f-13e2777313c6</id>
<updated>1984-04-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[SPRING SEAT CAN DEFORM, WHICH CAUSES A DECREASE IN THE CLAMPING FORCE IN THE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY. LOSS OF CLAMPING FORCE MAY BRING ABOUT AXLE MISALIGNMENT OR AXLE HOUSING FAILURE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1980 - SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/western/rs-series/1980/84v036000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:bc9c0c39-e98d-9cde-2a5d-6ff761872db0</id>
<updated>1984-04-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[SPRING SEAT CAN DEFORM, WHICH CAUSES A DECREASE IN THE CLAMPING FORCE IN THE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY. LOSS OF CLAMPING FORCE MAY BRING ABOUT AXLE MISALIGNMENT OR AXLE HOUSING FAILURE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1983 - STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:b73d9978-3e4a-1dc5-2628-ff70062d46a7</id>
<updated>1984-04-05T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[IMPROPER STEERING CLAMP BOLTS AND TORQUE APPLIED DURING INSTALLATION. THE BOLT COULD FAIL, ALLOWING THE STEERING YOKE TO BECOME LOOSE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1984 - STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:f654474b-54de-1a1c-630a-05d7aab06612</id>
<updated>1984-04-05T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[IMPROPER STEERING CLAMP BOLTS AND TORQUE APPLIED DURING INSTALLATION. THE BOLT COULD FAIL, ALLOWING THE STEERING YOKE TO BECOME LOOSE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1979 - SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/western/rs-series/1979/81v094000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:b9c84dfa-f189-1e4f-e0e3-4be534d71b9c</id>
<updated>1981-08-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[INADEQUATE WELD POSITIONING COUPLED WITH RADIUS ROD LOAD AND LOOSENING OF THE SPRING CLIP NUTS COULD CAUSE SPRING SEAT FRACTURE. THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AXLE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1978 - SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:c40f07e9-f0d9-cc72-a22b-76fc3dd059fd</id>
<updated>1981-08-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[INADEQUATE WELD POSITIONING COUPLED WITH RADIUS ROD LOAD AND LOOSENING OF THE SPRING CLIP NUTS COULD CAUSE SPRING SEAT FRACTURE. THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AXLE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1981 - SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:e26d17e4-1a07-5a98-7b88-209b422f7027</id>
<updated>1981-08-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[INADEQUATE WELD POSITIONING COUPLED WITH RADIUS ROD LOAD AND LOOSENING OF THE SPRING CLIP NUTS COULD CAUSE SPRING SEAT FRACTURE. THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AXLE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1980 - SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:417fb7bf-fe59-ab33-9750-e8734192b0b4</id>
<updated>1981-08-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[INADEQUATE WELD POSITIONING COUPLED WITH RADIUS ROD LOAD AND LOOSENING OF THE SPRING CLIP NUTS COULD CAUSE SPRING SEAT FRACTURE. THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AXLE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1979 - SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:b536f565-556a-94ed-bfe9-c582ff0be5a0</id>
<updated>1980-01-14T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 204, "STEERING CONTROL REARWARD DISPLACEMENT". THE ALUMINUM FRONT SPRING REAR BRACKET IS SUBJECT TO BREAKAGE. THIS BRACKET, ALONG WITH THE TAPER LEAF FRONT SPRINGS, ATTACHES THE SPRING SHACKLE TO THE CHASSIS FRAME.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1977 - SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:7752ae9b-c4b2-13cc-faed-41530d7ed315</id>
<updated>1980-01-14T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 204, "STEERING CONTROL REARWARD DISPLACEMENT". THE ALUMINUM FRONT SPRING REAR BRACKET IS SUBJECT TO BREAKAGE. THIS BRACKET, ALONG WITH THE TAPER LEAF FRONT SPRINGS, ATTACHES THE SPRING SHACKLE TO THE CHASSIS FRAME.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>WESTERN RS SERIES 1978 - SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:4ccb344a-fecd-35cc-0e63-4228d0fd45ad</id>
<updated>1980-01-14T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 204, "STEERING CONTROL REARWARD DISPLACEMENT". THE ALUMINUM FRONT SPRING REAR BRACKET IS SUBJECT TO BREAKAGE. THIS BRACKET, ALONG WITH THE TAPER LEAF FRONT SPRINGS, ATTACHES THE SPRING SHACKLE TO THE CHASSIS FRAME.]]></summary>
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