NHTSA recall 02E016000 · Equipment
Suspension › Front › Wheel bearing
Reported Mar 18, 20028,942 vehicles affectedDANA CORPORATION
The defect
Equipment description: dana spicer trailer axle models D22 and P22 equipped with koyo tapered wheel bearings supplied between december 6, 2001, and march 1, 2002. part nos., include hm 212049, hm 218248, and hm 518445. the trailer axle bearings are harder than normal and could fracture.
The risk
Such a fracture of the wheel end could result in loss of vehicle control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Dana will notify its customers and replace the wheel bearing free of charge. dana has not yet provided the agency with a remedy schedule as of yet.