| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
87V061000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GRUMMAN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
V-BODIES |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| Manufacturered: |
19870301 - 19870401 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
472 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19870717 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19870717 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GRUMMAN CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19870501 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19870518 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
INCORRECT GRADE BOLTS WERE USED IN ATTACHING THE BODY TO THE CHASSIS AND IN ATTACHING THE SEAT ONTO THE CHASSIS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
PROPER TORQUE COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED AND BODY COULDSEPARATE FROM THE CHASSIS DURING AN IMPACT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPAIR TO ELIMINATE INCORRECT BOLT PROBLEM. |