| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
84V094000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
LAFRANCE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
LAFRANCE |
| Model Year: |
1984 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AMERICAN LAFRANCE |
| Manufacturered: |
19810901 - 19840701 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
473 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19840901 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19840901 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AMERICAN LAFRANCE |
| Report Received Date: |
19840801 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19840911 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
NON OIL-RESISTANT HEATER HOSE WAS USED INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT POWER STEERING SUCTION HOSE. THIS HOSE ALLOWS THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO PASS TO THE PUMP FROM THE FLUID RESERVOIR. HOSE WILL SWELL AND FALL OUT OF PLACE AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID WILL LEAK OUT. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
UPON INSPECTION, THE CORRECT HOSE WILL BE INSTALLED IF NECESSARY. |