Recall Detail
TRAILMOBILE / TRAILER / 1996
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 30090 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: TRAILMOBILE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007764000072097000000021 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: TRAILER | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 95V249004 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | Manufacturer That Filed Report: TRAILMOBILE INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1995 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1995 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 250 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Trailmobile Canada Limited | Report Received Date: Apr, 30 1996 |
| Record Creation date : May, 13 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : These axles consist of a steel tubular center section 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. | 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: trailers equipped with eaton axles, models est225j, est230j, and esr230j. (see eaton campaign no. 95e039). 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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