NHTSA campaign 05V038000 · Capacity campaign C5AA
Capacity Recall 05V-038: TIE ROD CLAMPS/ARVINMERITOR/URRESKO
NHTSA recall 05V038000 (Capacity campaign C5AA) was reported by CAPACITY OF TEXAS on February 2, 2005, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Capacity TJ 6500 for the 2004 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V038000 (also written 05V-038 or 05V038)
- Filed by
- CAPACITY OF TEXAS
- Capacity campaign number
- C5AA
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V038000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Capacity
Capacity TJ 6500
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 4, 2004 – September 4, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V038000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR URRESKO TIE ROD CLAMPS, HEAT TREATMENT OF CLAMPS CREATED A SURFACE HARDNESS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FRACTURE OF THE CLAMPS.
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A CRACK, THE CLAMPS COULD BREAK OFF AFFECTING TOE-IN AND ALIGNMENT. THE TIE ROD CAN COME LOOSE RESULTING IN STEERING LOSS AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
ARVINMERITOR IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ARVINMERITOR AT 1-866-668-7221 OR CAPACITY AT 903-759-0610.
Notes
ARVINMERITOR RECALL NO. C5AA.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V038000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.