NATIONAL MOTOR COACH CO. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1982-12-16.
Recall campaignNHTSA 82V129000
Equipment: other: labels
Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
NATIONAL MOTOR COACH CO.
Vehicles affected
116
Reported to NHTSA
1982-12-16
Defect description
CERTIFICATION LABELS AFFIXED TO SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, CONTAIN INCORRECT INFORMATION REGARDING THE REAR GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING. THE WEIGHT RATING, AS STATED, IS TOO LOW AND THE TIRES WERE NOT ADEQUATELY INFLATED TO SUSTAIN THE CORRECT LOAD.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNER WILL BE SENT A CERTIFICATION LABEL STATING THE CORRECT GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING. TIRES SHOULD BE INFLATED TO 75 P.S.I. TO COMPLY WITH LOAD REQUIREMENTS.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUSES.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; CERTIFICATION LABEL.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: OVERLOADING AND CONSEQUENT REAR AXLE FAILURE COULDCAUSE 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.