| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
84V121000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
DOLPHIN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
DOLPHIN |
| Model Year: |
1983 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
DOLPHIN RV PRODUCTS INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19811201 - 19830601 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
54 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19840928 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19840928 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
DOLPHIN RV PRODUCTS INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19841005 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19841107 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH REAR AXLES AND REAR BEARINGS THAT ARE INADEQUATE FOR THE LOAD THAT IS APPLIED ON THEM. CARRYING HEAVY LOADS AND TRAVELING ON ROUGH ROADWAYS MAY CAUSE DETERIORATION OF THE BEARINGS. WHEN THE BEARINGS BECOME WORN, HEAT BUILDS UP IN THE AXLE AND BEARING, AND MAY RESULT IN A BROKEN AXLE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING WHEELS AND TIRES WILL BE REPLACED. |