The defect
SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A WINDSHIELD MASK HAVING TOO LARGE AN OPENING WHICH WAS NOT ANGLED CORRECTLY. THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD COULD COME OUT OF THE RUBBER MOLDING, ALLOWING THE WINDSHIELD GLASS TO SHIFT BACK APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH.
The remedy
ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE MASK REFORMED AND A BRACKET WILL BE ADDED TO ENSURE THE RETENTION OF THE WINDSHIELD.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt 362 | 1981 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterbilt 362 | 1981 | 0 | 4 |
Other visibility recalls in 1981
5 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the visibility; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 81V157000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V059000 19 May 1981 | MALAGUTI OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 81V027000 26 Feb 1981 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 81V022000 11 Feb 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981