{"id":116697,"date":"2021-01-04T14:08:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T14:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/flxible-53096-1977-79v044000\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T14:08:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T14:08:19","slug":"flxible-53096-1977-79v044000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/flxible-53096-1977-79v044000\/","title":{"rendered":"Flxible 53096 (1977) &#8211; 79V044000"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Defect Description For Recall<\/h2><p>A Hardened Washer Required In Mounting The Upper Radius Rod Bracket To The Top Of The Front Axle Was Omitted During Assembly. The Omission Of The Hardened Washer Could Cause A Gap Up To .063&#8243; Between The Top Of The Mounting Flange And The Steering Gear Assembly. This Gap Will Prevent The Specified ClaMPIng Forces From Being Applied To The Upper Radius Rod Bracket. The Inability To Correctly Clamp The Upper Radius Rod Bracket To The Axle Could Cause Abnormal Stress Loads To Be Applied To The Bracket During Vehicle Operation. Continued Operation Under These Conditions Could Result In Vertical Bracket Fracture. If Complete Separation Of The Bracket Occurred, The Front Axle Could Shift, Causing Binding And Rubbing Of The Steering Shaft And, Eventually, Loss Of Steering Control.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>FLXIBLE<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Model Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>53096<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Year<\/h2><p>1977<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Recall Campaign Number<\/h2><p>79V044000<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Component Description<\/h2><p>Suspension<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Effect Of Defect<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Fix Defect<\/h2><p>Dealer Will Inspect And, If Necessary, Replace Brackets Without Charge To Owner.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Vehicle Manufacturer<\/h2><p>Grumman Flxible Corp.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Start Of Manufacture<\/h2><p>19761101<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">End Of Manufacture<\/h2><p>19781201<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Type Of Vehicle Recall<\/h2><p>V<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Number Affected<\/h2><p>1100<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Owners Notified<\/h2><p>19790123<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Initiated By<\/h2><p>Mfr<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Responsible Manufacturer<\/h2><p>Flxible Corporation<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Report Received<\/h2><p>19790105<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Campaign Number<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Part Number<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard<\/h2><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vehicle recall defect &#8211; A Hardened Washer Required In Mounting The Upper Radius Rod Bracket To The Top Of The Front Axle Was Omitted During Assembly. The Omission Of The Hardened Washer Could Cause A Gap Up To .063&#8243; Between The Top Of The Mounting Flange And The Steering Gear Assembly. This Gap Will Prevent The Specified ClaMPIng Forces From Being Applied To The Upper Radius Rod Bracket. The Inability To Correctly Clamp The Upper Radius Rod Bracket To The Axle Could Cause Abnormal Stress Loads To Be Applied To The Bracket During Vehicle Operation. Continued Operation Under These Conditions Could Result In Vertical Bracket Fracture. If Complete Separation Of The Bracket Occurred, The Front Axle Could Shift, Causing Binding And Rubbing Of The Steering Shaft And, Eventually, Loss Of Steering Control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[12908,12902],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116697"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116697\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}