| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
96V188000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
KARAVAN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
T4000 |
| Model Year: |
1994 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
KARAVAN TRAILERS |
| Manufacturered: |
19940201 - 19940228 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
282 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19960426 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19960426 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
KARAVAN TRAILERS INC |
| Report Received Date: |
19960925 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19961001 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE ALIGNMENT BOLT WAS NOT TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS UNDERTORQUING CAN ALLOW THE ALIGNMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND FALL OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY. ONCE THE BOLT IS GONE, THE SPRING LEAF CAN SHIFT AND EVENTUALLY FALL AWAY FROM THE AXLE ALLOW THE BED OF THE TRAILER TO FALL AGAINST THE TIRE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE SPRING SETS ON THESE TRAILERS. |