Recall Detail
WESTERN STAR / WESTERN STAR / 1996
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 8853 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: WESTERN STAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009181000075414000000043 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: WESTERN STAR | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V128001 | Mfr Campaign Number: W-9901 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | Manufacturer That Filed Report: WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 30 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 01 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. | Report Received Date: May, 06 1999 |
| Record Creation date : May, 26 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: trucks assembled with skf level 2 truck hub units (thu) received from meritor. these hubs can fatigue crack. | Consequence Summary: This fatigue cracking can result in wheel separation, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace these hubs with production level 3 hubs. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began may 1, 1999.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 western star at 1-250-868-6222.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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