Recall Detail
INTERNATIONAL / 4900 / 1990
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 21697 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: INTERNATIONAL |
| Recalled Component Id: 000006690000057028000000015 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: 4900 | Model Year: 1990 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 93V040000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES | Manufacturer That Filed Report: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1989 | End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1992 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1076 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 06 1993 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Navistar, Inc. | Report Received Date: Mar, 18 1993 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 25 1993 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The tie rod used on the dana fa-64 front drive axle has a threaded sleeve to permit toe-in adjustment without removing an end. the tie rod bar is necked down to incorporate the sleeve. a stress riser is created at the threaded portion of the adjustment sleeve which may cause a fatigue fracture and failure of the tie rod where it screws into the sleeve. | Consequence Summary: Failure of the tie rod on the front axle results in lossof steering control and a possible vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Replace the tie rod with a tie rod that does not use an adjustment sleeve. | Recall Notes: System: steering.vehicle description: medium-weight trucks equipped with dana fa-64 front driveaxles. |
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