Lufkin Structure: Frame and Members

Lufkin is recalling about 712 vehicles over a problem with the structure.

Campaign
71V150000
Manufacturer
LUFKIN IND., INC.
Reported
24 August 1971
Vehicles
712
Built between
Mar 1970 – Jun 1971
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 August 1971
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 1970 and June 1971. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1970-1971 Lufkin Model 1Built March 1970 to June 1971

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 1970 to June 1971
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 August 1971
  3. Owners notified20 August 1971

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 August 1971.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
LUFKIN IND., INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Lufkin campaign no n/a.vans.possibility that crack may dev elop at weldbetween crossmember and longitudinal beams whichmake up running gearstructure of van.(correct by reweldingwhere necessary.)

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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