Clough Suspension: Non-Powered Axle Assembly

Clough is recalling about 14 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
72V288000
Manufacturer
CLOUGH EQUIP. COMPANY
Reported
24 November 1972
Vehicles
14
Built between
Jan 1960 – Jul 1962
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
Not yet
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1960 and July 1962. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1960-1962 Clough CloughBuilt January 1960 to July 1962

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1960 to July 1962
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 November 1972

No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.

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 November 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
CLOUGH EQUIP. COMPANY
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

Clough equipment campaign no n/a.trailer.possibility that inductionhardening process in effect at north american rockewll's axle plant may havecreated high residual stresses at inner bearing shoulder area.stresses mayturn into physical cracks under extended field service.continued use of axleafter cracking has occurred may cause axle spindle to fracture.(correct byinspecting and replacing axle where 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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