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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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