Recall Detail
GENERAL ENGINE / LONG LOGGER / 1995
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 14669 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: GENERAL ENGINE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007755000072100000000021 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: LONG LOGGER | Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 95V249006 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL TRAILER COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1995 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1995 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Engines Company, Inc. | Report Received Date: Apr, 30 1996 |
| Record Creation date : May, 13 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : | Consequence Summary: This crack can reduce the effective service life of the spindle and cause the spindle to fracture during normal vehicle operation increasing the potential for a vehicle accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Eaton will use portable ultrasonic testing equipment to inspect each suspect trailer axle. trailer axles containing defective spindles will be replaced with equivalent axles. | Recall Notes: System: suspension; i-beam; front spindle. vehicle description: long logger trailers equipped with eaton axles, model est230j. (see eaton campaign no. 95e039). and forged steel spindles that are welded to each end of the tube. either spindle can contain a circumferential crack through a portion of its cross section. 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 eaton at 1-616-342-3239. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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