| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
91E036000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MOR RYDE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SUSPENSION |
| Model Year: |
1990 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MOR/RYDE INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19900501 - 19910701 |
| Type of Report: |
E (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
51 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19910917 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19910917 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
MOR/RYDE INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19910918 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19910930 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT TAG HANGER ASSEMBLY CAN DEVELOP A METAL FATIGUE PROBLEM WHERE THE JOURNAL TUBE IS WELDED TO THE FRAME MOUNTING PLATE. CRACKS THROUGH THE FRAME MOUNTING PLATE MAY BEGIN AROUND THE JOURNAL TUBE AND PROPAGATE UP THE SUPPORTING GUSSET. |
| Consequence Summary: |
WHEN THE CRACKS BECOME SEVERE, THE JOURNAL TUBE ANDSUPPORTING GUSSET CAN PULL THROUGH THE FRAME MOUNTING PLATE, ALLOWING THETAG AXLE TO ROLL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT TAG HANGER ASSEMBLY WITH A REDESIGNED ASSEMBLY. |