Model year record

1979 WHITE TRUCK Road Commander 2

2 recall campaigns on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 80V115000

Service brakes, air: supply: reservoir/tank

Component
Service brakes, air: supply: reservoir/tank
Manufacturer
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
100
Reported to NHTSA
1980-09-09
Owners notified
1981-10-30

Defect description

CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 12I, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS". THIS REQUIRES THE AIR TANK CAPACITY TO BE AT LEAST TWELVE TIMES AS LARGE AS THE BRAKE CHAMBER VOLUME, TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE RESERVES FOR SITUATIONS WHICH MAY REQUIRE REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATIONS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL ADD AN AIR TANK TO THE INVOLVED VEHICLES AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

Recall campaignNHTSA 80V036000

Vehicle speed control: cables

Component
Vehicle speed control: cables
Manufacturer
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
388
Reported to NHTSA
1980-03-26
Owners notified
1980-06-09

Defect description

CERTAIN VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS". DUE TO INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN ACTUATOR AND THE ACCELERATOR RETURN SPRINGS, THE THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN QUICKLY ENOUGH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPOSITION THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING BRACKET AND REPLACE THE RETURN SPRINGS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

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.