THE WELDING OF THE BRAKE MOUNTING FLANGES TO THE REAR AXLE MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND MAY BREAK. IF THIS WELD WERE TO SEPARATE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, ADJACENT BRAKE LINES COULD BE DAMAGED.
Manufacturer remedy
IF THE WELD IS FOUND TO BE INADEQUATE, THE FLANGE WILL BE REWELDED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS.
Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger/bracket
Manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
Vehicles affected
36,000
Reported to NHTSA
1978-04-04
Owners notified
1978-05-10
Defect description
THE BOLTS THAT ANCHOR FORWARD MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR THE REAR SPRINGS MAY LOOSEN.
Manufacturer remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL BOLTS WITH IMPROVED BOLTS AND NUTS.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints recorded for this model year.
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.