REAR AXLE MUST BE RERATED FROM ITS PRESENT 21,200 LBS. GAWR TO 20,000 LBS. AS THE MAXIMUM LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE AXLE TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 121.
RiskTRUCKS DO NOT COMPLY WITH STANDARD.
FixRERATE REAR AXLE TO 20,000 GAWR.
Year · Make · Model
1984 Mercedes Benz L1317
What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.
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Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins
Recalls
2 campaignsA STEEL TUBE THAT DELIVERS AIR TO THE FRONT AXLE AIR BRAKE CHAMBER CAN CONTACT THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: REPEATED CONTACT CAN WEAR A HOLE IN THE TUBE, CAUSING AIR PRESSURE TO BE LOST DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. THIS COULD RESULT IN IMPAIRED BRAKING CAPABILITY AND AN ACCIDENT.
FixREROUTE STEEL TUBE AND/OR REPLACE, AS NECESSARY.