The defect
THE DRIVE LINE ANGLES ON THESE CUSTOM MADE FIRE TRUCKS MAY EXCEED THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TOLERANCES.
The risk
THE DRIVE LINE MAY IMPACT AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MOUNTEDNEAR THE DRIVE LINE, AND CAUSE DRIVE LINE FAILURE, DAMAGE TO SURROUNDINGSTRUCTURES, AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
BECK WILL CONTRACT WITH AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO DETERMINE AND PERFORM SATISFACTORY REPAIRS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Beck Fire Truck | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Fire Truck | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Beck Fire Truck | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Beck Fire Truck | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Beck Fire Truck | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Beck Fire Truck | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Beck Fire Truck | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Beck Fire Truck | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Beck Fire Truck | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the power train.
| 93V202000 6 Dec 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 93V181000 8 Nov 1993 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 93V180000 5 Nov 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V176000 1 Nov 1993 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 93V167000 4 Oct 1993 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 93V165000 1 Oct 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V115000 12 Jul 1993 | EOS COACH (LAGUSA INC.) |
| 93V089000 17 May 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993