| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
80V069000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HENDRICKSON |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
RE305 |
| Model Year: |
1979 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HENDRICKSON MFG. CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
19770601 - 19800301 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
75 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19800522 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19800522 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HENDRICKSON MFG. CO. |
| Report Received Date: |
19800528 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19800731 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE BOLTS THAT CLAMP THE MOR/RYDE SUSPENSION BEAM AND LOWER MOUNTING PLATE TO THE AXLE MAY BREAK AS A RESULT OF MISALIGNMENT OF THE BOLTS DUE TO NON-PARALLEL SURFACES OF THE UPPER BEAM PLATE AND THE LOWER BOTTOM PLATE. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THE ABSENCE OF SHEAR BLOCKS TO THE UPPER SPACER PAD. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
MANUFACTURER WILL INSTALL NEW MOR/RYDE BEAM ASSEMBLIES, LOWER MOUNTING PLATES, BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS. |