Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V140000

Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger/bracket

WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-07-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 73V140000

Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger/bracket

Component
Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger/bracket
Manufacturer
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
15,058
Reported to NHTSA
1973-07-02
Owners notified
1974-06-19

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

CAMPAIGN NO 7311.TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH TANDEM AXLE HANGERS SUPPLIED BYROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 1956 THRU APRIL 1971.POSSIBILITY THAT THE TANDEM REARAXLE SUSPENSION HANGER BRACKET MAY DEVELOP CRACKS OR FRACTURES.IF SUCH ACONDITION EXISTS THE BRACKET MIGHT EVENTUALLY FAIL AND RESULT IN LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TO THE DRIVER.(CORRECT BY INSPECTINGAND REPLACING BRACKETS WITH AN IMPROVED TYPE).DOMSTART 1956 JAN DOMEND 1974JAN AUTOCAR MANUFACTURER.DOMSTART 1956 JAN DOMEND 1971 APR WESTERNMANUFACTURER.

Scope of coverage

51 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
AUTOCAR Autocar1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956
WESTERN Western Star1969 1957 1956
WESTERN STAR Western Star1971 1970 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958
WHITE TRUCK White Truck1972 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956

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.