| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 12566 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: KENWORTH |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008334000071284000000045 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: T800 | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V139000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:REAR | Manufacturer That Filed Report: PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 14 1995 | End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 11 1997 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 13200 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 08 1997 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : PACCAR Incorporated | Report Received Date: Aug, 20 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 29 1997 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with kenworth airglide 200 rear suspension. due to materials used in the sway bar arms and studs as well as the stud plating material, stress corrosion cracking and bending fatigue can occur in the rear suspension sway bar arms and studs causing the stud to fail prematurely. | Consequence Summary: This could cause a loss of steering control increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the arm assembly manufactured from a different material. new studs will be installed with different threads and different finish. | Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin september 8, 1997. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kenworth at 1-206-828-5418. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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