NHTSA campaign 96V124003

Western Star Recall 96V124003: WESTERN STAR/SUSPENSION

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 96V124003 was reported by WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. on August 1, 1996, with 36 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Western Star Conventional for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 96V124003
Filed by: WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.
Report received: August 1, 1996
Potentially affected: 36 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V124003. 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.

Western Star

Western Star Conventional
- 1995, 1996 · Vehicles built August 3, 1995 – March 18, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V124003.

Defect description

THE EQUALIZING BEAM SHAFT OF THE TANDEM AXLE SUSPENSION WERE MANUFACTURED FROM AS-ROLLED SAE4140 STEEL RATHER THAN THE SPECIFIED ANNEALED SAE4140. THESE SHAFTS CAN FRACTURE INSIDE THE BEAM AT THE TOE OF THE WELD.

Safety consequence

VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO VEHICLE TILT AND POSSIBLE ROLLOVER IN THE EVENT THAT BOTH EQUALIZING BEAMS, ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, EXPERIENCE A SIMULTANEOUS SHAFT FAILURE. AFFECTED SUSPENSIONS CAN ALSO DROP AND CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE GENERATING SPARKS WHICH COULD IGNITE FLAMMABLE MATERIAL.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS BEING CONDUCTED BY NEWAY ANCHORLOK. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE ALL SUSPENSION SUSPENSION BEAMS WITH SUSPENSION BEAMS CONTAINING APPROPRIATE SHAFTS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS BEING CONDUCTED BY NEWAY ANCHORLOK AND BEGAN JULY 18, 1996.NOTE:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NEWAY AT 1-800-237-8932.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V124003

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.