| NHTSA Record Id: 14559 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: WESTERN STAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007876000072512000000075 |
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| Model Name: CONSTELLATION |
Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V148000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 13 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 88 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 16 1996 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
Report Received Date: Aug, 01 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 08 1996 |
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| Defect Summary : The brake return spring can contact the hub. further wear of the brake lining material will lead to wear of the return spring and the spring can fail prematurely. |
Consequence Summary: Pieces of the failed spring could then lodge in the brake cam causing either the affected brake to stay applied when the other brakes have been released, or stopping the affected brake from applying when the other brakes are applied. the vehicle could then be pulled in a lateral direction off the road or into oncoming traffic increasing the potential for a vehicle accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will modify the front brakes on these trucks. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin august 15, 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 western star at 1-604-860-3319.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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