NHTSA recall 89E001000 · Equipment
Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered axle assembly
Reported Jan 17, 19891,964 vehicles affectedROCKWELL INTERNATIONALBuilt Sep 1, 1988 – Oct 1, 1988
The defect
Due to metal fatigue, cracking and breaking of the front axle beam center could occur.
The risk
Should fatigue crack in the beam completely break orrupture during normal operation it could lead to loss of control and thepossibility of vehicle crash.
The remedy
The axle beam centers will be replaced on all involved vehicles.