- Vehicles
- 42
- Built between
- Aug 1990 – Dec 1991
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 January 1992
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1990 and December 1991. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1991 Oshkosh HB SeriesBuilt August 1990 to December 1991
- 1991 Oshkosh Multi-PurposeBuilt August 1990 to December 1991
What the defect is
The wheel stud used for the hubs on the rear-steer wheels has a diameter too small to handle the maximum recommended torque, and will suffer from a fatigue failure from the cyclic stresses of vehicle use and the torquing of the wheel nut.
What could happen
Failure of one wheel stud can lead to subsequent failuresof all the studs on the hub, leading to separation of the wheel and tireassembly from a vehicle, resulting in loss of steering control and an accident.
What gets fixed
REPLACE THE WHEEL STUD WITH A NEWER, WIDER DIAMETER WHEEL STUD.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1990 to December 1991
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 December 1991
- Owners notified10 January 1992
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 30 December 1991.
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
- OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION
- 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: wheels.vehicle description: heavy trucks with rear-steer axles used as snow blowers orsnow plows.
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.