NHTSA recall 05E053000 · Equipment
Power train › Axle assembly
Reported Aug 29, 20051,401 vehicles affectedARVINMERITOR, INCBuilt Jun 4, 2005 – Jun 13, 2005
The defect
Certain arvinmeritor series 145 and 160 rear drive axles for use on heavy trucks manufactured and shipped to customers between june 4 and june 13, 2005. some of the spindles were overheated during the heat treat process which could result in a fracture of the spindle.
The risk
To be determined.
The remedy
Owners will be notified by the vehicle manufacturers and will be instructed to contact arvinmeritor or the vehicle manufacturer to have their vehicles repaired free of charge.