The defect
INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE SLACK ADJUSTER AND THE AXLE HANGER BRACKET ON THE FORWARD DRIVE AXLE MAY PREVENT FULL BRAKE APPLICATION ON THAT AXLE.
The risk
THIS WOULD RESULT IN INCREASED TRUCK STOPPING DISTANCE.
The remedy
REPAIR SO AS TO ELIMINATE INTERFERENCE PROBLEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo Volvo Truck | 1987 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo Volvo Truck | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1987
24 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the suspension; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 campaigns in all.
| 87V193000 18 Dec 1987 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 87V189000 14 Dec 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V148000 17 Sept 1987 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 87V154000 16 Sept 1987 | BEALL TRANSLINER OF OREGN |
| 87V138000 4 Sept 1987 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 87V128000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V116000 28 Jul 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V110000 16 Jul 1987 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987