Recall Detail

ELDORADO / ELF / 1996

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 14453 Vehicale/Equipment Name: ELDORADO
Recalled Component Id: 000008031000075761000000038 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: ELF Model Year: 1996
NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V227001 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM Manufacturer That Filed Report: ELDORADO NATIONAL
Start date of Manufacturing: -- End date of Manufacturing: --
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 45
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 07 1996 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Eldorado National- California, Inc. Report Received Date: Nov, 15 1996
Record Creation date : Dec, 02 1996 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with marmon-herrington mc80b front steering axles. the left and right hand steering arms can crack and/or broken due to the manufacturing process. Consequence Summary: If a steering arm breaks entirely, loss of steering control will occur increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
Corrective Summary : The steering arms will be replaced on these vehicles. Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification began november 7, 1996.note: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 eldorado at 1-810-346-3717.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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