NHTSA recall campaign

91E030000

ManufacturerWESTINGHOUSE ELEC. CORP.Reported1991-01-19Affected463 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THE MATERIAL USED IN THE PAWL AND SHAFT OF THE TWO TOP LOCKING MECHANISMS IN CONTAINER CLIP-ON DIESEL SETS DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE TENSILE STRENGTH OR WAS NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED, AND COULD CAUSE THE PAWL AND SHAFT TO FRACTURE.

Risk

FRACTURE OF SHAFT WHILE GENERATOR IS IN USE MAY CAUSEFLYING DEBRIS AND RESULT IN INJURY TO ANYONE IN VICINITY.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE THE CAST IRON SHAFTS WITH FORGED STEEL SHAFTS.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.