- Vehicles
- 28,845
- Built between
- Oct 1983 – Feb 1984
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 March 1985
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1983 and February 1984. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Rockwell RockwellBuilt October 1983 to February 1984
What the defect is
Front axle beams contain "shear cracks" at the beam ends where the king pins and steering knuckles are attached. Consequence of defect: if failure of the axle beams as part of the front steering axle should occur, the components attached to the beams including wheels, tires, brake assemblies and steering knuckles may become disengaged from the vehicle, and roll free with a risk to traffic safety. The vehicle may lose steering control, causing vehicle instability and potential for vehicle crash. This failure could occur without prior warning to the operator.
What gets fixed
REPLACEMENT OF ANY AND ALL COMPONENTS. FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1983 to February 1984
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 March 1985
- Owners notified1 March 1985
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 1 March 1985.
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 description: heavyduty trucks, truck tractors, buses. System: 12000 and 13200 lbs. Gawr front axle assembly/steering.
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.