NHTSA recall 88E022000 · Equipment
Structure
Reported Sep 1, 19886,883 vehicles affectedDANA CORPORATION
The defect
Cylinder rod and rod joints are welded, these welds are subject to brittle fatigue fracture caused by rapid cooling also the weld area IS contaminated by chrome plating.
The risk
Failure of the welds allows the dump body to fall or thecontainer of refuse will drop.
The remedy
Replace hydraulic cylinder with new cylinder.