The defect
THE REAR HANGER BRACKETS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS. THESE CRACKS COULD PROGRESS AND CAUSE BRACKETS TO FAIL COMPLETELY. BECAUSE THE BRACKETS ARE LOCATED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AXLE HOUSINGS, FAILURE OF THE BRACKETS COULD CAUSE ONE AXLE OF THE SET OF AXLES TO SEPARATE FROM THE CHASSIS.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE SUSPECT HANGER BRACKETS WITH NEW BRACKETS OF A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Other power train recalls in 1977
7 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the power train; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 77V185000 25 Oct 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V170000 12 Oct 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V140000 13 Sept 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V131000 1 Sept 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 77V035000 11 Mar 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 77V020000 10 Feb 1977 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977