Recall Detail
WESTERN STAR / CONVENTIONAL / 1991
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 15585 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: WESTERN STAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007602000015021000000143 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CONVENTIONAL | Model Year: 1991 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V022000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1988 | End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1995 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 21 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 27 1996 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. | Report Received Date: Jan, 05 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 05 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : These heavy trucks were equipped with exhaust mufflers without heat shielding. | Consequence Summary: Someone working behind the cab could contact the hot muffler causing personal injury. also some of these vehicles were equipped with deck plates with no grab handles for access. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install muffler shields and, where necessary, grab handles. | Recall Notes: System: exhaust; muffler.vehicle description: trucks and truck/tractors. 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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