The defect
THE HEX NUTS FASTENED TO THE SPRING U-BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED AT THE TIME OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A FAILURE OR BREAKAGE OF THE SPRING WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE AXLE TO SLIP FROM THE PROPER POSITION.
The remedy
UPON INSPECTION, BELLEVILLE LOCK WASHERS AND LOCK NUTS WILL BE INSTALLED AND TIGHTENED TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS, WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coleman Colonial | 1982 |
| Coleman Redwood | 1982 |
| Coleman Redwood 7 | 1982 |
| Coleman SUN Valley | 1981, 1982 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Colonial | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Coleman Redwood | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Coleman Redwood 7 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Coleman SUN Valley | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Coleman SUN Valley | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 1981
15 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the suspension; COLEMAN CO., INC. filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 81V146000 8 Dec 1981 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 81V143000 30 Nov 1981 | EZ LOADER BOAT TRLRS, INC |
| 81V138000 10 Nov 1981 | DE LOREAN MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V136000 6 Nov 1981 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 81V132000 26 Oct 1981 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 81V114000 1 Oct 1981 | BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY |
| 81V094000 6 Aug 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V073000 16 Jun 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981