| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
95V121000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FRUEHAUF |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TRAILER |
| Model Year: |
1995 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
19950301 - 19950301 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
13 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19950414 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19950414 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19950626 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19950626 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
AN INNER WHEEL BEARING CONE MAY BE MISSING ON SOME OF THESE TRAILERS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
WITHOUT AN INNER BEARING CONE, THE WHEEL USES THE OIL SEAL AS THE INNER LOAD SUPPORT. UNDER THIS LOAD, THE OIL SEAL DETERIORATES CAUSING THE OIL CONTAINED IN THE WHEEL CAVITY TO SEEP AND THE BRAKE DRUM TO RESTAND DRAG ON THE BRAKE LINING. DRAGGING BRAKES CAN CAUSE INADVERTENT OR ERRATIC BRAKING AND/OR OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE DRUM WHICH, IN CONTACTING THE SEEPING OIL CAN START A FIRE IN THE AFFECTED WHEEL ASSEMBLY. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS AND THE AXLE SPINDLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR EXCESSIVE WEAR. DEALERS WILL REPLACE AND REPAIR AS REQUIRED. |