The defect
THE STAINLESS STEEL FASTENERS FOR THE CAB ENTRY STEPS AND GRAB HANDLES CAN CRACK AND BREAK.
The risk
THE STEPS AND GRAB HANDLES CAN SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCKBODY UNDER LOAD FROM CAB OCCUPANTS ENTERING OR EXITING THE CAB, WHICH COULDRESULT IN AN INJURY TO USERS.
The remedy
REPLACE THE STEP AND GRAB HANDLE STAINLESS STEEL FASTENERS WITH GRADE 5 ZINC AND YELLOW COATED FASTENERS. OSHKOSH WILL SEND THE REPLACEMENT FASTENERS TO OWNERS WITH THE NOTIFICATION LETTERS. OWNERS WILL BE REQUESTED TO REPLACE THE FASTENERS ON THEIR VEHICLES, AND WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE LABOR TO PERFORM THE REPAIR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oshkosh S-Series | 1991, 1992 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh S-Series | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Oshkosh S-Series | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1992
11 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the structure; OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION filed 62 campaigns in all.
| 92V178000 4 Dec 1992 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 92V168000 17 Nov 1992 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 92V138000 21 Sept 1992 | MALLARD COACH CORP. |
| 92V093000 27 Jul 1992 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 92V099000 14 Jul 1992 | HONORBUILT TRAILER, INC |
| 92V097000 7 Jul 1992 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 92V036000 17 Mar 1992 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 92V016000 11 Feb 1992 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992