The defect
THE NARTRON INSTRUMENT PANEL MOUNTED STARTER SWITCH MAY STICK WHEN STARTING TRUCK DUE TO OVERTORQUING OF RETAINING NUT.
The risk
RETURN SPRING WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW IMPROVED DOUGLAS STARTER SWITCH AND HARNESS ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| AM General M44A2 | 1988, 1989 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| AM General M44A2 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| AM General M44A2 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1989
14 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the electrical system; AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 89V195000 8 Nov 1989 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 89V185000 1 Nov 1989 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
| 89V146000 28 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V128000 31 Jul 1989 | DIAMOND-STAR MOTORS |
| 89V088000 26 May 1989 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 89V070000 8 May 1989 | CROWN COACH CORPORATION |
| 89V069000 2 May 1989 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 89V062000 17 Apr 1989 | SENTINEL VEHICLES LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989