The defect
WHEEL STUDS MAY BREAK OR WHEELS MAY BE DAMAGED BECAUSE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITHOUT SPACERS BETWEEN THE FRONT AXLE BRAKE DRUMS AND THE DISC WHEELS.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL THE WHEEL SPACER AT NO COST TO OWNER. DAMAGED WHEELS AND STUDS WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| White Truck Western Star | 1981, 1982 |
Components: WHEELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Truck Western Star | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| White Truck Western Star | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1983
8 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the wheels; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 83V109000 13 Oct 1983 | CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC |
| 83V097000 26 Sept 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 83V087000 6 Sept 1983 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V070000 27 Jul 1983 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 83V069000 26 Jul 1983 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 83V059000 2 Jun 1983 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 83V053000 10 May 1983 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983