The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH FRONT AXLE U-BOLTS WHICH WERE FABRICATED FROM DEFECTIVE RAW MATERIAL AND COULD CRACK. THIS COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE U-BOLTS AND SEPARATION OF THE STEERING AXLE FROM THE TRUCK CHASSIS.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE U-BOLTS AS FOUND NECESSARY, AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
Other suspension recalls in 1977
16 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the suspension; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 77V235000 28 Dec 1977 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 77V230000 27 Dec 1977 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
| 77V229000 20 Dec 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 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 |
| 77V134000 2 Sept 1977 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977