| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
79V193000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
VOLVO |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
F86 |
| Model Year: |
1974 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19741101 - |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
805 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19800108 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19800108 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19790828 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791211 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES HAVE TORQUE REACTION LEAVES WHICH ARE SEPARATED ON ONE SIDE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. UNDER SEVERE CONDITIONS THIS SEPARATED TORQUE REACTION LEAF WILL OVERSTRESS THE REACTION LEAF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE LEFT AND RIGHT TORQUE REACTION LEAVES WITH MODIFIED DESIGN LEAVES AT NO COST TO OWNER. |