{"id":4050,"date":"2021-01-02T21:36:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T21:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/western-star-4900ex-2003-04v120000\/"},"modified":"2021-01-02T21:36:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T21:36:24","slug":"western-star-4900ex-2003-04v120000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/western-star-4900ex-2003-04v120000\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Star 4900Ex (2003) &#8211; 04V120000"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Defect Description For Recall<\/h2><p>On Certain Trucks And Truck-Tractors Equipped With TRW Drag Link Assemblies, The Replacement Clamp And Drag Link Assemblies Contain A Potentially DefeCTIve 5\/8-11-Grade B Prevailing Torque Hex Nut.  If The Final Tightening Is Less Than 65 Lb.-Ft., The Clamp Load Would Be Unacceptably Low And Could Compromise The Integrity Of The Drag  Link.  <\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>WESTERN STAR<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Model Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>4900EX<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Year<\/h2><p>2003<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Recall Campaign Number<\/h2><p>04V120000<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Component Description<\/h2><p>Steering:Linkages:Drag:Power Assist System<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Effect Of Defect<\/h2><p>This Could Result In The Ball Socket Separating And Cause Loss Of Steering Control, Increasing The Risk Of Personal Injury Or A Crash.  <\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Fix Defect<\/h2><p>Dealers Will Replace The Affected Hex   Nut(S). Owner Notification Began On May 21, 2004.  Owners Who Take Their Vehicles To An Authorized Dealer On An Agreed Upon Service Date And Do Not Receive The Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Freightliner At 1-800-547-0712.  <\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Vehicle Manufacturer<\/h2><p>Freightliner Llc<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Start Of Manufacture<\/h2><p>20031115<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">End Of Manufacture<\/h2><p>20040112<\/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>275<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Owners Notified<\/h2><p>20040521<\/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>Freightliner Llc<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Report Received<\/h2><p>20040308<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Campaign Number<\/h2><p>FL422<\/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; On Certain Trucks And Truck-Tractors Equipped With TRW Drag Link Assemblies, The Replacement Clamp And Drag Link Assemblies Contain A Potentially DefeCTIve 5\/8-11-Grade B Prevailing Torque Hex Nut.  If The Final Tightening Is Less Than 65 Lb.-Ft., The Clamp Load Would Be Unacceptably Low And Could Compromise The Integrity Of The Drag  Link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[872,692],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4050"}],"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=4050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4050\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}