| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
90V066000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GREAT DANE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
GREAT DANE |
| Model Year: |
1989 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19870601 - 19890901 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1415 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19900423 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19900423 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| Report Received Date: |
19900406 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19900412 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
A REQUIRED WELD IN THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION FRAME ATTACHING AREA WAS OMITTED CAUSING SUSPENSION AND ADAPTOR CHANNELS TO BE OVERLOADED. |
| Consequence Summary: |
ADAPTOR CHANNELS AND SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBERS COULD CRACK AND FAIL WITH HANGER AND AXLE ASSEMBLY DETACHMENT; THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH AND/OR A CATASTROPHIC AXLE DETACHMENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
INSPECTION AND WELD REPAIR, IF NECESSARY, TO ATTACH THE BOGIE SUBFRAME CROSS MEMBERS TO THE BOGIE ADAPTOR CHANNEL. |