NHTSA recall campaign
85V032000
ManufacturerNEOPLAN USA CORP.Reported1985-03-25Affected1,800 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
HAIRLINE CRACKS MAY OCCUR IN ONE OR MORE OF THREE WELD AREAS: FRONT SUSPENSION INTERFACE PLATE AT THE BOTTOM FRAME STRUCTURE, REAR SUSPENSION TERMINATION POINTS OF THE TRANSVERSE LINK TOWER OUTBOARD GUSSET, OR REAR AXLE MOUNTING PAD TO THE A FRAME ON THE LONGITUDINAL BEAM. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE HANDLING DIFFICULTIES WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPAIR REAR SUSPENSION AND STRUCTURE TO WHICH FRONT SUSPENSION ATTACHES.
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