White Truck Suspension: Coil Springs

White Truck is recalling about 859 vehicles over a problem with the suspension. Bolt could yield, strip or break which could allow thespring to become detached from its anchor bracket and affect vehicle stability.

Campaign
87V044000
Manufacturer
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Reported
1 April 1987
Vehicles
859
Built between
Dec 1986 – Jan 1987
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 April 1987
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 1986 and January 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987 White Truck White TruckBuilt December 1986 to January 1987

What the defect is

Incorrect grade 5 bolts may have been used to install the front spring front pin cap, instead of the grade 8 required.

What could happen

Bolt could yield, strip or break which could allow thespring to become detached from its anchor bracket and affect vehicle stability.

What gets fixed

INSTALL CORRECT GRADE 8 BOLTS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 1986 to January 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 April 1987
  3. Owners notified13 April 1987

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 April 1987.

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
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
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

System: suspension.vehicle description: trucks 26,000 GVWR and greater.

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.

Same component

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