The defect
A REQUIRED WELD JOINING A WALKING BEAM BUSHING SPACER TO THE AXLE HANGER BRACKET MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: REAR AXLE COULD SEPARATE FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
MAKE NECESSARY WELDING CORRECTIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET
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 | 1981 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt | 1983 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt | 1984 | 1 | 6 |
| Peterbilt | 1985 | 1 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the suspension; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 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. |
| 86V122000 28 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V119000 26 Aug 1986 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 86V098000 22 Jul 1986 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 86V087000 9 Jul 1986 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986