The defect
A CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE REAR END CARRIER ARMS THAT ARE THE LOAD CARRYING MEMBERS ATTACHING THE TWO SECTIONS OF THE ARTICULATED BUS.
The remedy
INSTALL REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS TO PREVENT CRACKING OF THE CARRIER ARMS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| MAN SG220 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| MAN SG310 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Components: STRUCTURE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAN SG220 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG220 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG220 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG220 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG220 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG220 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG220 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG310 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG310 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG310 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG310 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG310 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG310 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN SG310 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1989
10 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the structure.
| 89V225000 18 Dec 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V210000 30 Nov 1989 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 89V188000 7 Nov 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V167000 9 Oct 1989 | LEWIS MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| 89V148000 8 Sept 1989 | METROTRANS CORPORATION |
| 89V131000 4 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V090000 5 Jun 1989 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 89V076000 9 May 1989 | ROADRAILER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989