Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V122000

Power train: axle assembly

TRANSPORT TRAILERS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-05-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 73V122000

Power train: axle assembly

Component
Power train: axle assembly
Manufacturer
TRANSPORT TRAILERS, INC.
Vehicles affected
8
Reported to NHTSA
1973-05-29

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

TRAILER.BUILT BETWEEN 1960 - 1962.POSSIBILITY THAT INDUCTION HARDENINGPROCESS IN EFFECT AT NORTH-AMERICAN ROCKWELL'S AXLE PLANT MAY HAVE CREATED HIGHRESIDUAL STRESSES AT INNER BEARING SHOULDER AREA.STRESSES MAY TURN INTOPHYSICAL CRACKS UNDER EXTENDED FIELD SERVICE, CONTINUED USE OF AXLE AFTERCRACKING MAY CAUSE AXLE SPINDLE TO FRACTURE.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDREPLACING WITH NEW AXLE).

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
TRANSPORT TRAILER Transport Trailer1962 1961 1960

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.