The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS MANUFACTURED BY VARIOUS BUILDERS FOR STRAIGHTLINE MANUFACTURING. THE AXLES AND AXLE COMPONENTS CAN BEND AND EVEN BREAK ON SOME UNITS ALLOWING THE AXLE TO STRIKE THE FRAME CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AXLE AND AXLE ASSEMBLIES.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE AXLES COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL AND AXLE SPINDLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL.
The remedy
STRAIGHTLINE WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING AXLES WITH NEW, REINFORCED AXLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cencorp 1510 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Cencorp 810 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Doonan DL1510 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Doonan DL810 | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Straightline Trailer | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cencorp 1510 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Cencorp 1510 | 1994 | 1 | 1 |
| Cencorp 1510 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Cencorp 1510 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Cencorp 810 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Cencorp 810 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Cencorp 810 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Cencorp 810 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Doonan DL1510 | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Doonan DL1510 | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Doonan DL1510 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Doonan DL1510 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Doonan DL810 | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Doonan DL810 | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Doonan DL810 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Straightline Trailer | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Straightline Trailer | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Straightline Trailer | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Straightline Trailer | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Straightline Trailer | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Straightline Trailer | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Straightline Trailer | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1999
36 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the suspension.
| 99V332000 23 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V300000 10 Nov 1999 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 99V014003 27 Oct 1999 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 99V295000 26 Oct 1999 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 99V014004 29 Sept 1999 | HME, INCORPORATED |
| 99V215000 9 Aug 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V214000 9 Aug 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V128003 15 Jul 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999