Diamond Reo Suspension: Multiple Axle

Diamond Reo is recalling about 355 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
72V156000
Manufacturer
DIAMOND REO TRUCKS, INC.
Reported
26 June 1972
Vehicles
355
Built between
Dec 1971 – Mar 1972
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 July 1972
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 1971 and March 1972. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1971-1972 Diamond Reo Diamond REOBuilt December 1971 to March 1972

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 1971 to March 1972
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA26 June 1972
  3. Owners notified21 July 1972

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 26 June 1972.

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
DIAMOND REO TRUCKS, 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

Diamond reo campaign no 104.ALL equipped tractors with hendrickson suspensionwith 50" steel equalizer beams.manfd 12-8 1971 thru 3-21 1972.POSSIBILITYTHAT vehicles equipped with hendrickson rear axle suspension with 50" steelequalizer beams may be subject to "quench cracks" caused by incorrect chemicalcomposition of material in beams.(correct by inspecting and replacing beamswhere 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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