NHTSA recall campaign
91E047000
ManufacturerROCKWELL INTERNATIONALReported1991-12-31Affected916 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE AXLE HOUSINGS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A TIGHT FRICTION WELD CURL RADIUS ON THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE AXLE HOUSING. UNDER OPERATIONAL LOADS, CRACKS CAN INITIATE AT THE WELD CURL RADIUS ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSING. THESE CRACKS MAY PROPAGATE, EVENTUALLY ALLOWING THE AXLE SPINDLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE AXLE HOUSING.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE THE AXLE HOUSING WITH A NEW AXLE HOUSING.
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