The defect
PRO-PAR AXLES COULD CRACK AT OR NEAR NEWAY AXLE ADAPTER WELDS WHICH CONNECT THE AXLE ADAPTER TO THE AXLE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: VEHICLE HANDLING WILL BE IMPAIRED.
The remedy
REPLACE RC 122 WELD ON AXLE ADAPTERS WITH RC 122 BOLT ON ADAPTERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fruehauf | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruehauf | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Fruehauf | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Fruehauf | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Fruehauf | 1986 | 0 | 4 |
Other suspension recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the suspension; FRUEHAUF CORPORATION filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 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 |
| 86V098000 22 Jul 1986 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 86V087000 9 Jul 1986 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986