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1967 Western Tank Trailers Recalls

Safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA that cover this model year

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Recall campaignsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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Newest Mar 9, 1987
Carrying an NHTSA advisoryCampaigns where NHTSA told owners not to drive the vehicle, or to park it outside, until the repair is done.
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Open investigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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1 investigation on file

Recall campaigns

1 campaign cover this model year — what the defect is, what it could cause, and what the remedy is

87V028000

SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

Mar 9, 1987
10 units potentially affected
The defect: WELD CRACKS AND AXLE FRACTURES COULD OCCUR DUE TO INCOMPATIBILITY OF NEWAY RC 122 SUSPENSION AND ROCKWELL AXLES.
The risk: CRACKS COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF AXLE BEAM;VEHICLE HANDLING WOULD BE IMPAIRED.
The remedy: REPLACE ROCKWELL AXLES WITH AN APPROVED ALTERNATIVE.
WESTERN TRUCK & TRAILERView on NHTSA.gov

What a recall is

Safety recall
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Safety investigation
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
Manufacturer communication
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and it is not a recall.

PE87008ClosedPreliminary Evaluation

FAILURE

Opened Dec 15, 1986
Closed Apr 15, 1987

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:ROCKWELL REPORTED THAT MODELS TN& TQ TRAILER AXLES WERE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH NEWAY RC-122 SUSPENSION.LOADSIMPOSED UPON THOSE AXLES BY THE SUSPENSION WERE TOO GREAT FOR SUCCESSFULOPERATION DURING THE LIFE OF THE TRAILER.SIX FINAL STAGE MANUFACTURERSUTILIZING THE ABOVE COMBINATION CONDUCTED SAFETY RECALLS.FRUEHAUF ALSOCONDUCTED A SAFETY RECALL FOR SIMILAR REASONS.EATON CORPORATION NOWSTATES THAT THEY ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WILL SUBMIT AWARNING LETTER ON THIS SUBJECT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.ANALYSIS:SEVEN OF THE KNOWN MANUFACTURERS HAVE CONDUCTED APPROPRIATESAFETY RECALLS.TWO ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURERS ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THEOFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL.THREE OTHER MANUFACTURERS INVOLVED MAY BE OUT OFBUSINESS.PROPOSED ACTION:UPGRADE TO AN EA.EVALUATE EATON'S FORTHCOMING LETTER.===

SUSPENSIONLed to recall 86V169000

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