- Vehicles
- 62
- Built between
- May 1983 – Jun 1983
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 October 1984
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 1983 and June 1983. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Rockwell RockwellBuilt May 1983 to June 1983
What gets fixed
AXLE AND IDENTIFICATION TAGS WILL BE INSPECTED; IF THE DEFECT IS FOUND, DEFECTIVE HOUSING AND ANY PARTS NECESSARY TO REINSTALL THE CARRIER IN THE HOUSING WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 1983 to June 1983
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 September 1984
- Owners notified8 October 1984
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 11 September 1984.
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
- ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL
- 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: heavy trucks; on/off highway specialty trucks.system: steering; front drive steering axle housings.desccription of defect: welds that join suspension components to the axle mayhave been improperly fused. In most cases, the defect will cause axle lubricantto leak in an area adjacent to the spring seat pads. Under normal operatingconditions, the weld could crack without prior warning.consequences of defect: a cracking of the weld will cause the componentsattached to it (wheels, tires, brake drums, etc.) to roll free, causing a riskto traffic safety and possible vehicle crash and personal injury.note: detection of leaking axle lubricant should be followed by immediatelyremoving the vehicle from service. (this warning sign will not always appear.)
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.