1989 Product Recalls

FUEL:FUEL LINES:METALLIC

A GAS LEAK COULD DEVELOP CREATING A FIRE POTENTIAL.

INSTALL STANDARD GAS LINE COMPRESSION FITTINGS.

BRAKES:AIR:ANTILOCK SYSTEM

BRAKE LINE COULD WEAR THROUGH CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKEFLUID AND PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY; THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLECRASH.

REPLACE LEFT FRONT BRAKE PIPE ASSEMBLY.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH COULDRESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

INSTALL RETROFIT RIT OF PLASTIC-COATED METAL CLAMPS, LOOM FOR POSITIVE BATTERY CABLES AND RE-ROUTE WIRING.

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Fire & Fire-Related Burn

TIRES:EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

THIS WOULD CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD AND/OR ROADOBSTRUCTION.

REPAIR TO PREVENT TIRE CARRIER FAILURE.

SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM:LOWER

CONTROL ARM COULD DETACH FROM THE CROSSMEMBER, ADVERSELYAFFECTING DIRECTIONAL STABILITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

INSTALL ATTACHMENT REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS TO PREVENT CONTROL ARM DETACHMENT AS A RESULT OF CORROSION WEAKENING.

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SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR:NON-POWER AXLE:SPINDLE

WHEEL SEPARATION WOULD NOT AFFECT THE CONTROL ORSTABILITY OF THE TRACTOR/TRAILER SINCE OTHER AXLES WOULD SUPPORT THE VEHICLE.THE SEPARATION WOULD CONSTITUTE A HAZARD TO OTHER ROADWAY USERS, BYSTANDERSAND ADJACENT PROPERTY.

INSPECT AND REPLACE AXLE WHERE NECESSARY.

SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR

THIS COULD ALLOW THE SPRING HANGER TO BECOME DETACHEDFROM THE RAILS AND CAUSE THE REAR AXLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORHOME, CAUSINGLOSS OF CONTROL WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

INSTALL THE CORRECT NUMBER OF FASTENING BOLTS.

STRUCTURE:DOOR ASSEMBLY

BUSES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH STANDARD.

REPAIR RELEASE CABLE MECHANISM TO COMPLY WITH STANDARD.

LPG LINES

A LEAK IN A DETERIORATED RUBBER LINE COULD SPRAY GASOLINEUNDERNEATH THE CHASSIS AND RESULT IN AN UNDERCARRIAGE FIRE.

REPLACE RUBBER GASOLINE LINE WITH NYLON LINE.

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:OTHER PART

THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF PARKING BRAKE FUNCTION;ALSO, LOOSE COMPONENT COULD JAM IN THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY.

REPLACE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY.

EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL

FAILURE OF THE SPEED CONTROL LEVER RETURN SPRING COULDCAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE ENGINE SPEED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

REPLACEMENT OF THE SPEED CONTROL LEVER RETURN SPRING.

ENGINE:FLYWHEEL

FLYWHEEL FAILURE COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY TOOCCUPANTS AND/OR LOSS OF TRUCK CONTRL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

REMOVE AND REPLACE ALL SUSPECT FLYWHEELS.

STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:PITMAN

THIS COULD CAUSE THE PITMAN ARM TO SEPARATE FROM THESTEERING GEAR AND RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

RETORQUE PITMAN ARM RETAINER.

FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL RETURN SPRING

FAILURE OF BOTH SPRINGS CAUSES LOSS OF TRUCK CONTROL ANDCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

REPLACE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT RETRACTORS

OCCUPANT, THOUGH STILL RESTRAINED BY THE LAP PORTION OFTHE BELT, WOULD NOT HAVE UPPER BODY PROTECTION.

REINSTALL THE RETRACTOR ATTACHMENT BOLT.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:LEVER AND LINKA

THIS COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF CONTROL ROD FROMLOWER SHIFT LEVER. ALSO, SHIFT INDICATOR MAY NOT REFLECT GEAR THE TRANSMISSIONIS IN CREATING AN ACCIDENT POTENTIAL.

INSTALL A TRANSMISSION LINKAGE RETAINER.

LIGHTING:LIGHT AND COMMUNICATIONS:REFLECTIVE DEVIC

TRAILERS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108.

INSTALL SELF ADHESIVE MOUNTED REFLEX REFLECTORS.

LIGHTING:SWITCH:MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH:TURN SIGNAL

LAMPS WOULD EITHER REMAIN CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ORFAIL TO ILLUMINATE AND FAILING TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS THAT THE VEHICLE WASSTOPPING, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

INSTALL AN IMPROVED STOP LAMP SWITCH AND MODIFY WIRING, AS APPROPRIATE.