- Vehicles
- 776
- Built between
- Apr 1983 – Jul 1983
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 November 1983
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1983 and July 1983. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Phillips PhillipsBuilt April 1983 to July 1983
What the defect is
Weld at the tube/spindle joint is misplaced, resulting in a joint that lacks the necessary strength.
What gets fixed
AXLES WILL BE INSPECTED BY AXLE MANUFACTURER AND REPLACED IF WELDS ARE FOUND TO BE UNSATISFACTORY.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1983 to July 1983
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 November 1983
- Owners notified17 November 1983
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 14 November 1983.
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
- PHILIPS INDUSTRIES, 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
Vehicle category: truck trailer; horse and stock.system: suspension; axles; philips A4 type, 87 inch track, 60 and one half inchspring center.consequences of defect: wheel and components could separate while vehicle is inmotion which could result in loss of vehicle control and an accident.
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.