The defect
THE RATED CAPACITY OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM MAY BE INADEQUATE FOR NORMAL IN-USE LOADING. CONSEQUENTLY, THE SPRINGS MAY SAG AND THE WHEELS COULD BREAK.
The remedy
DEPENDING UPON THE COMPONENTS WITH WHICH THE INVOLVED VEHICLES ARE NOW EQUIPPED, A NEW SET OF TIRES, OR WHEELS, OR SPRINGS, OR AXLES, OR AN ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM MAY BE INSTALLED, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SUSPENSION
Other suspension recalls in 1977
16 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the suspension.
| 77V235000 28 Dec 1977 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 77V230000 27 Dec 1977 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
| 77V229000 20 Dec 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 77V213000 29 Nov 1977 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 77V205000 21 Nov 1977 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 77V171000 12 Oct 1977 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 77V163000 27 Sept 1977 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 77V159000 22 Sept 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977