The defect
MORGAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 PENSKE VEHICLES. THE "Z" MOUNTING BRACKETS, WHICH SUPPORT THE VAN BODY ABOVE THE CHASSIS, ARE SUBJECT TO BENDING AND, IN EXTREME CASES, INDIVIDUALLY ARE SUBJECT TO BREAKING. IF MULTIPLE "Z" MOUNTING BRACKETS BREAK, THE PARCEL VAN BODY MAY LOWER ONTO THE CHASSIS FRAME RAIL. THE PARCEL VAN BODY TOUCHING THE FRAME RAIL MAY CAUSE INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE WALK RAMP AND THE FUEL LINE, AND MAY PULL AWAY FROM THE CHASSIS CAB.
The risk
SEVERE OVERLOADING COULD CAUSE THE BRACKETS TO BREAK INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF THE "Z" MOUNTING BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN IN IN MAY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MORGAN AT 1-610-286-2223.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Morgan Penske | 2010 |
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Penske | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2011
26 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the structure; MORGAN TRAILER MANUFACTURING filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 11V596000 23 Dec 2011 | CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC. |
| 11V566000 22 Nov 2011 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC |
| 11V551000 10 Nov 2011 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
| 11V546000 9 Nov 2011 | STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION |
| 11V517000 26 Oct 2011 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 11V504000 18 Oct 2011 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 11V491000 3 Oct 2011 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| 11V486000 27 Sept 2011 | OPEN RANGE R.V. COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011