The defect
THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS DOES NOT ALWAYS INSURE A POSITIVE GROUND BETWEEN THE SELF-GROUNDING SEVEN WAY RECEPTACLE AND THE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLIES THROUGH THE SLIDING RUNNING GEAR FRAME. VIBRATION FROM VEHICLE OPERATION CAUSES INTERMITTENT LOSS OF AN ELECTRICAL GROUND TO THE REAR FRAME.
The risk
THE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ELECTRICAL GROUND CAUSES FLICKERING OF THE REAR LIGHTS.
The remedy
A GROUNDING WIRE WILL BE ADDED TO THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oshkosh Super-Slider | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
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 Super-Slider | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh Super-Slider | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh Super-Slider | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh Super-Slider | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh Super-Slider | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1994
8 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the exterior lighting; OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION filed 62 campaigns in all.
| 94V245000 14 Dec 1994 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 94V229000 21 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V200000 13 Oct 1994 | COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 94V190000 4 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V138000 2 Aug 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V108000 9 Jun 1994 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 94V084000 2 May 1994 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994