4370: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	83V120000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	4370
Model Year:	1981
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
Manufacturered:	19800601 - 19831001
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	520
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19840102
Recall Initiated By:	19840102
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Report Received Date:	19831117
Record Creation Date:	19831207
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	A SPRING LEAF MAY FRACTURE THROUGH THE CENTER HOLE SECTION. THIS OCCURS DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE SPRING-TO-AXLE MOUNTING ATTACHMENT FOLLOWING EXTREME FLEXING OF THE SPRING LEAVES. THIS KIND OF FRACTURE MAKES THE REMAINING TWO LEAVES VULNERABLE TO PROGRESSIVE FRACTURE.
Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary:	VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE THREE-LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED UNIT.

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