| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
83V074000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
S2500 |
| Model Year: |
1982 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| Manufacturered: |
19800701 - 19830401 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
250 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19830914 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19830914 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19830817 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19830830 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
BOLTS WHICH MOUNT THE FIFTH WHEEL BASE PLATE TO THE FRAME BRACKETS MAY NOT BE SECURELY FASTENED. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
UPON INSPECTION, BOLTS WILL BE TIGHTENED, AND ANY DAMAGED PARTS WILL BE REPLACED. ALL FASTENERS WILL BE TIGHTENED TO 145 TO 175 FT. LBS. AS REQUIRED. |