The defect
REAR WHEEL BEARING MAY FAIL DUE TO INSUFFICIENT APPLICATION OF GREASE TO REAR WHEEL NEEDLE BEARING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: WHEEL BEARING SEIZURE COULD CAUSE THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP RESULTING IN INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATOR CONTROL, AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
APPLY A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF GREASE AND/OR REPLACE RELATED PARTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Suzuki GV1400 | 1986 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuki GV1400 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1985
3 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the power train; AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. filed 75 campaigns in all.
| 85V123000 7 Oct 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V118000 1 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985