The defect
CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN SOME LOCKING PIN HOUSINGS WHICH LOCKS THE ADJUSTABLE TANDEM TRAILER AXLE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CRACKS IN THE LOCKING PIN HOUSING COULD CAUSE IMPROPER LOCKING, AND THE SLIDING TANDEM MAY SEPARATE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE TUBULAR PIN HOUSING WITH A HEAVY BLOCK AND HOUSING TO SUPPORT IT; ALSO INSTALL A REAR GUSSET BETWEEN TRAVEL STOP AND REAR BOLSTER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Strick | 1985 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strick | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the suspension; STRICK CORPORATION filed 22 campaigns in all.
| 86V169000 17 Dec 1986 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 86V168000 17 Dec 1986 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 86V148000 7 Nov 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V141000 23 Oct 1986 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 86V126000 10 Sept 1986 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 86V122000 28 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V119000 26 Aug 1986 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 86V087000 9 Jul 1986 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986