NHTSA campaign 18V367000
MORryde International, Inc. Recall 18V-367: Insufficient U-Bolt Torque Causing Axle Separation
NHTSA recall 18V367000 was reported by MORryde International, Inc. on June 1, 2018, with 904 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford E-450 for the 2018 model year. Owners were notified on June 28, 2018, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 18V367000 (also written 18V-367 or 18V367)
- Filed by
- MORryde International, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 904 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Springs — Leaf Spring Assembly — U-Bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V367000. 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.
Ford
Ford E-450
- 2018 · Vehicles built March 6, 2018 – April 18, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V367000.
Defect description
MORryde International, Inc. (MORryde) is recalling certain 2018 Ford E-450 chassis modified for transit bus use. The U-bolts on the rear axle that hold the leaf spring and rear axle together may have been insufficiently tightened.
Safety consequence
The loose U-bolts may further loosen or break allowing the axle to separate and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
MORryde will notify the chassis purchasers, and dealers for those companies will inspect the tightness of the U-bolts, replacing or tightening the U-bolts as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 28, 2018. Owners may contact MORryde customer service at 1-574-293-1581.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 18V367000
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.