NHTSA recall campaign

79E015000

ManufacturerCENTURY WRECKER CORP.Reported1979-07-09Affected237 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE BOLTS SECURING THE RING GEAR TO THE DRUM SHAFT MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THESE BOLTS COULD BREAK WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALLOWING THE DRUM SHAFT TO SPIN UNRESTRAINED, THUS ALLOWING THE WINCH CABLE TO UNWIND.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE RING GEAR BOLTS AT NO CHARGE.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.