The defect
AXLE SEAT USED ON REAR AXLE MAY BE TOO HARD (BRITTLE) AND COULD CRACK.
The risk
THE AFFECTED AXLE WOULD BE LOOSE, AFFECTING STEERING ANDDIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND ANACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE SUSPECT AXLE SEAT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| White GMC WCA | 1988 |
| White GMC WCM | 1988 |
| White GMC WCS | 1988 |
| White GMC WGL | 1988 |
| White GMC WHL | 1988 |
| White GMC WHM | 1988 |
| White GMC WIA | 1988 |
| White GMC WIL | 1988 |
| White GMC WIM | 1988 |
Components: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White GMC WCA | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| White GMC WCM | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| White GMC WCS | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
| White GMC WGL | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| White GMC WHL | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| White GMC WHM | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| White GMC WIA | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
| White GMC WIL | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| White GMC WIM | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
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. |
| 88V110000 6 Jul 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V104000 1 Jul 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V098000 9 Jun 1988 | HAWKINS MOTOR COACH, INC. |
| 88V068000 20 Apr 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V066000 18 Apr 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988