The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A POOR QUALITY OR AN INSUFFICIENT WELD OF THE BRAKE GROUP MOUNTING FLANGES TO THE AXLE HOUSING. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE FLANGE BREAKING LOOSE FROM THE HOUSING, ALLOWING THE BRAKE GROUP TO TURN WITH THE BRAKE DRUM ON BRAKE APPLICATION. THIS WILL CUT THE BRAKE LINES TO THE BRAKE GROUP AND MAY CAUSE PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REWELD THE BRAKE FLANGES CORRECTLY, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR
Other suspension recalls in 1977
16 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the suspension; INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 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 |
| 77V134000 2 Sept 1977 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977