The defect
INCORRECT BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO ATTACH THE REAR SUSPENSION TO THE CROSSMEMBER.
The risk
BOLTS MAY NOT PROPERLY RETAIN REAR SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER
The remedy
INSTALL CORRECT BOLTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Autocar | 1988 |
| White GMC ACL | 1988 |
| White GMC ACM | 1988 |
| White Truck | 1988 |
| White Truck Xpeditor | 1988 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autocar | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| White GMC ACL | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| White GMC ACM | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| White Truck | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| White Truck Xpeditor | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1988
13 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the suspension; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 campaigns in all.
| 88V170000 1 Nov 1988 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 88V154000 27 Sept 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V149000 7 Sept 1988 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 88V113000 19 Jul 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V110000 6 Jul 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V104000 1 Jul 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V098000 9 Jun 1988 | HAWKINS MOTOR COACH, INC. |
| 88V066000 18 Apr 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988