| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
91V089000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
OSHKOSH |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
B SERIES |
| Model Year: |
1982 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
19750601 - 19900601 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1585 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19910802 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19910802 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19910604 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19910613 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
STEP TREAD WAS DESIGNED WITH AN UPTURNED EDGE. ALSO, INCORRECT BOLTS WERE USED TO ATTACH THE STEPS TO VEHICLE; INCORRECT BOLTS MAY FATIGUE AND BREAK ALLOWING THE STEPS TO SEPARATE FROM CAB. |
| Consequence Summary: |
PERSONS EXITING THE CAB CAN TRIP AND FALL ON UPTURNEDEDGES. ALSO, FATIGUE OR BROKEN BOLTS COULD CAUSE THE STEPS TO BREAK AWAY AT THETIME THAT A PERSON IS ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLES. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE INCORRECTLY DESIGNED STEPS, REPLACE INCORRECT BOLTS. |