ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1982-05-10.
Recall campaignNHTSA 82V043000
Equipment: other: labels
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Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL
Vehicles affected
1,812
Reported to NHTSA
1982-05-10
Owners notified
1982-05-20
Defect description
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT". ALSO, POTENTIAL OVERLOADING OF THE VEHICLE MAY OCCUR DUE TO INADEQUATE AXLE SPRINGS WHICH WOULD NOT PROPERLY EQUIP THE VEHICLE FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND PROVIDE THE PROPER CERTIFICATION LABELS AND UPGRADE THE AXLE SPRINGS AT NO COST TO OWNER. REAR LIGHTING AND REFLECTORS WILL BE CHECKED AND CORRECTED, IF NECESSARY.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS AND TRAILERS.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; CERTIFICATION LABELS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: INADEQUATE REAR LIGHTING WOULD PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARDAND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, IF VEHICLE IS OVERLOADED, AXLE SPRINGFAILURE COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
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.