- Vehicles
- 16
- Built between
- Dec 1984 – Dec 1984
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 21 December 1984
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1984 and December 1984. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1984 Jannell JannellBuilt December 1984 to December 1984
What the defect is
U bolts used to secure the truck body to the chassis may fracture under normal stress. Consequence of defect: fracture of the u bolts could cause a separation of the truck body from the truck chassis and result in a vehicle crash, damage to the truck and personal injury, all without prior warning.
What gets fixed
INSTALL NEW U BOLTS ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING ONES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1984 to December 1984
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 January 1985
- Owners notified21 December 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 7 January 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
- JANNELL & SONS BODY CO.
- 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: truck bodies. System: structure/u bolts.
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.