NHTSA recall campaign
93E015000
ManufacturerWALTCO TRUCK EQUIPMENT COReported1993-05-04Affected54 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE LIFTGATE PULLEY ASSEMBLY CAN CONTACT A SUPPORT GUSSET IN ITS NORMAL MOVEMENT AND THIS INTERFERENCE MAY STRESS THE CYLINDER ROD, CAUSING A FATIGUE FAILURE AT THE ROD PIN HOLE.
Risk
FATIGUE FRACTURES AT THE ROD PIN HOLE COULD CAUSE FAILUREOF THE LIFTGATE ASSEMBLY IN THE UP POSITION, RESULTING IN AN UNEXPECTED LOWERINGOF THE LIFTGATE, WHICH COULD INJURE ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THE LIFTGATE.
Manufacturer remedy
CORRECTION AND REPAIR WILL BE MADE DEPENDING ON THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF PROBLEMS OBSERVED IN EACH ARMORED CAR INSTALLATION.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.