1983 Product Recalls
203 recalls issued in 1983.
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Lite Tree Top Ornament Warning NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commi
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
STRUCTURE:HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE HOOD LATCHES AT NO CHARGE.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:REGULATOR
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AT NO CHARGE.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:SHAFT CHAIN:PROPELLOR:DRIVE
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED, AT NO CHARGE.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:REGULATOR
ALL VEHICLES WILL HAVE A NEW VOLTAGE REGULATOR INSTALLED.
TIRES
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF OWNER"S NOTIFICATION AT NO CHARGE.
ENGINE:DIESEL
SHIELDS FOUND TO BE CRACKED WILL BE REPLACED AND STAKED AT FOUR POINTS. OTHERS WILL BE STAKED AT TWO ADDITIONAL POINTS, MAKING A TOTAL OF FOUR.
SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR:NON-POWER AXLE:SPINDLE
AXLES WILL BE INSPECTED BY AXLE MANUFACTURER AND REPLACED IF WELDS ARE FOUND TO BE UNSATISFACTORY.
STRUCTURE:HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW SECONDARY LATCH AT NO CHARGE.
BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:LINES:METALLIC
RECALLED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE GENERATOR STARTING LINE REPOSITIONED. PRESENTLY THE WIRE IS IN A COMMON HARNESS WITH THE BRAKE LINE AND IT RUNS TOO CLOSE TO THE MUFFLER. ALSO, BOTH THE ELECTRICAL WIRE AND THE BRAKE LINE WILL BE INSULATED.
WHEELS:UNKNOWN
WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED EITHER AT THE TRUCK MANUFACTURING PLANT, OR BY THE WHEEL MANUFACTURER.
FUEL:FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY
ALL RECALL VEHICLES WILL HAVE A NEW FUEL TANK VENT INSTALLED AT NO COST. SOME LOSS IN FUEL TANK CAPACITY WILL BE NOTICED AFTER THE CORRECTION.
VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, THE WIPER ARM PIVOT WILL BE REPLACED AND THE WIPER STROKE ADJUSTED.
BRAKES:AIR SYSTEMS:LINES:HOSE:NON-METALLIC
HOSES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNERS.
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
THE STEERING GEAR WILL BE RELOCATED, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR THE IDLER ARM AND UNIVERSAL JOINT. THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WILL BE UPGRADED TO THE CURRENT DESIGN.
FUEL:FUEL TANK:AUXILLARY
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND, WHEN NECESSARY, FUEL AND VAPOR LINES WILL BE REPLACED AND THE CROSS MEMBER WILL BE TIGHTENED.
FUEL:FUEL LINES:METALLIC
THE MOUNTING BRACKET OF THE ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC UNIT WILL BE REPOSITIONED TO INCREASE CLEARANCE AROUND THE FUEL LINE. NEW BRACKET KITS WILL BE SUPPLIED BY MANUFACTURER FOR INSTALLATION ON FLEET OWNED VEHICLES.
EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES(12:83)
VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE MISSING NUT ADDED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL ROD WITHOUT CHARGE.
STEERING:POWER:SHAFT PITMAN
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE PITMAN ARM RETAINING SCREWS.
SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:L
VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE THREE-LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED UNIT.