| NHTSA Record Id: 2460 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: OSHKOSH |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014609000081176000000273 |
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| Model Name: S SERIES |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V342000 |
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| Component Name: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 24 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 25 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 816 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Oshkosh Corporation |
Report Received Date: Nov, 06 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 30 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: front discharge concrete carriers with 6- or 8-wheel drive designed to operate off-road in difficult soils and terrain that are beyond the capability of conventional rear discharge concrete trucks. the frame rail flange impinged on the head of one or more lockbolts which attach the angle iron rear pedestal support bracket to the frame. |
Consequence Summary: Bolt head impingment can cause the pedestal bolt retnetion system to lose the specified clamp load causing the concrete drum to separate from the truck chassis, increasing the risk of serious injury or death. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners have been advised to immediately check all bolts on the rear pedestals. if any one horizontal lockbolt is loose or missing, to immediately replace the loose lockbolt. oshkosh is providing replacement kits with instructions and has authorized labor reimbursement. owners were called beginning december 10, 2000, to advise them of this problem. an owner notification letter was sent to each customer on december 15, 2001, to customers who had not replied to the initial communication. owners should contact oshkosh at 1-920-235-9151. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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