| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
83V067000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
EAGLE INTERNATIONAL |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
10S |
| Model Year: |
1983 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
EAGLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19800201 - 19830701 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1200 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19830701 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19830701 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
EAGLE TRAILERS INC |
| Report Received Date: |
19830707 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19830803 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE WELDS THAT JOIN THE POWER STEERING UNIT MOUNTING BRACKET TO THE BUS FRONT END FRAMING. EVENTUALLY, THE WELDS MAY FAIL, CAUSING THE STEERING UNIT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRONT END FRAME. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
UPON INSPECTION, DEFECTIVE WELDS WILL BE REMOVED AND A STRONGER WELD APPLIED, IF NECESSARY. |