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NHTSA recall 78V058000

Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf spring assembly › Hanger/bracket

Peterbilt Peterbilt

Reported Mar 21, 197820 vehicles affectedPACCAR, INCORPORATEDBuilt Dec 1, 1977 – Mar 1, 1978

The defect

The involved vehicles may have been manufactured with incorrect pinch clamp draw bolt drilling in the spring eye mounting brackets of the single drive suspension assembly. The pinch clamp draw bolts could become loose and the spring eye mounting pin could back out of the mounting bracket.

The remedy

Dealer will correct this defect by replacing the mounting brackets at no charge to owner.

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Vehicles in this recall

Peterbilt Peterbilt
1978

Notes

Vehicle description: heavy trucks.system: suspension; spring eye.consequences of defect: this condition would cause the rear suspension toseparate from the truck chassis without prior warning and an accident couldresult.