Recall Detail
WESTERN STAR / HERITAGE / 1996
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 29610 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: WESTERN STAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000005302000033404000000275 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: HERITAGE | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 88V112000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1987 | End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1988 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 12 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 02 1988 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. | Report Received Date: Jul, 12 1988 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 15 1988 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The outer stainless steel skin on the muffler could reach temperatures over 400 degrees. | Consequence Summary: Persons using the muffler mounted grab handles forsupport to enter or exit the cab could receive severe hand or arm burns. |
| Corrective Summary : Add heat shields to the stainless steel wrapped mufflers in question. | Recall Notes: System: cab grab handles.vehicle description: conventional style trucks. |
| Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: | Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: |