1988 Product Recalls

FUEL:FUEL SYSTEM OTHER PARTS

WELD CRACKS COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE STEPS TO DISENGAGEAND POSSIBLY INJURE PERSONS ENTERING OR LEAVING THE TRUCK.

REPLACE FUEL TANK STEPS WITH CRACKS; MODIFY OTHERS TO PREVENT STEP FROM SEPARATING FROM THE TANK.

Coleman 8600 Solar Pak Mobile Home Furnaces Replacement NEWS from CPSC U.S. Cons

STEERING:POWER ASSIST:BELT

LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING AND POWER ASSIST TOHYDRAULIC BRAKES CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

INSTALL DIFFERENT PULLEY AND REINFORCE POWER STEERING PUMP MOUNTING.

STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:PITMAN

A FAILED STEERING GEAR ARM COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND VEHICLE CRASH.

INSTALL A NONADJUSTABLE 1500 PSI POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE TO LIMIT STEERING ARM FORCES. REPLACE STEERING ARM WITH A DESIGN CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING HIGHER FORCES. ADJUST MAXIMUM POPPET VALVE SETTINGS TO 500 PSI AND ADJUST AXLE STOPS.

STEERING:POWER:SHAFT SECTOR

THIS MISASSEMBLAGE DOES NOT ALLOW PROPER ENGAGEMENT OFTHESE STEERING COMPONENTS.

REPAIR MISASSEMBLAGE OF STEERING COMPONENTS AND PROPERLY TORQUE STEERING FASTENERS.

Gift Ornaments Recalled By Neiman-Marcus NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Sa

Choking

Plastic Toy Figures Recalled by Sells Floto NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product

Choking

October 11, 1988 Release # 88-083 K Mart Recalls Squeeze Toys and Telephone Ratt

Choking

Crawl Space Children's Enclosure Warning From Gerber Furniture NEWS from CPSC U.

Suffocation

LIGHTING:LAMP OR SOCKET:TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS

FLASHER DID NOT MEET THE HAZARD FLASHER PERFORMANCE TESTREQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN FMVSS 108.

INSTALL A COMBINATION TURN/HAZARD FLASHER THAT COMPLIES WITH THIS STANDARD.

VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE:PIVOT:DRIV

THIS CAN CAUSE DISLOCATION AND BINDING OF THE WIPERSYSTEM LINKAGE WHICH, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, COULD AFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY ANDRESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

RETROFIT WITH A WINDSHIELD FRAME REINFORCEMENT AT THE WIPER PIVOT LOCATIONS AND REDESIGNED LINKAGE COMPONENTS TO REDUCE STRESS AT THE PIVOT MOUNTINGS.

SUSPENSION:TANDEM AXLE:REAR

BRACKET FAILURE CAN ALLOW THE SPRING ASSEMBLY TO BERELEASED ONTO THE ROADWAY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND ANACCIDENT.

REPLACE ANY HOUSINGS THAT HAVE SINGLE PASS (UNDERSIZED) WELDS ON THE BRACKETRY ATTACHMENT.

WHEELS:OTHER

AN UNDERTORQUED FASTENER WILL LOOSEN UP AND CAN RESULT INWHEEL SEPARATION, LOSS OF CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.

PROPERLY TORQUE REAR WHEEL SPACE FASTENERS.

LPG LINES

A RUPTURED LINE WOULD RELEASE LP GAS TO THE ATMOSPHERECREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE AND POTENTIAL PERSONALINJURY TO ANY OCCUPANT OR PERSON IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE MOTORHOME.

THE LP GAS SERVICE LINE WILL BE RELOCATED TO PRECLUDE CONTACT WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM.

WHEELS:HUB

WHEEL HUB COULD CRACK AND BRAKE DISC MAY SEPARATE FROMTHE HUB, RESULTING IN LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING.

INSTALL AN IMPROVED FRONT WHEEL HUB.

Lighters Recalled By Bic NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

October 3, 1988 Release # 88-079 Shake 'N Sort Rattles Recalled By Playskool WAS

Choking

BRAKES:AIR SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS

THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN AIR LEAKS IN THE BRAKESYSTEM AND REDUCE THE BRAKING ABILITY.

INSTALL CORRECT FITTINGS AS NECESSARY.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT RETRACTORS

SEAT BELT WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT RESTRAINOCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

INSTALL A SPACER BEHIND THE BELT ASSEMBLY MOUNT.

TIRES

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE TIRE TO DEVELOP A RAPID LOSSOF AIR IN THE SHOULDER AREA OF THE TIRE.

TIRE WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION.