| NHTSA Record Id: 3471 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: OSHKOSH |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013803000100868000000020 |
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| Model Name: F |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V044014 |
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| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 28 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 12 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 321 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Oshkosh Corporation |
Report Received Date: Jul, 11 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 19 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: airport support, snow removal, concrete carrier, and military vehicles equipped with drag link assemblies containing 24-dl model ball sockets and manufactured by trw. certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket. |
Consequence Summary: If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the defective drag links. owner notification is expected to begin during july/august 2001. 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 oshkosh at 1-920-235-9151 trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287. |
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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