The defect
WELD CRACKS AND AXLE FRACTURES COULD OCCUR DUE TO INCOMPATIBILITY OF NEWAY RC-122 SUSPENSION AND ROCKWELL AXLES.
The risk
VEHICLE HANDLING WILL BE IMPAIRED.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW AXLES AND SUSPENSION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Beall Trailers | 1982, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beall Trailers | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Beall Trailers | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Beall Trailers | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Beall Trailers | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Beall Trailers | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1987
24 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the suspension.
| 87V193000 18 Dec 1987 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 87V189000 14 Dec 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V148000 17 Sept 1987 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 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. |
| 87V094000 29 Jun 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987