NHTSA recall 96E011000 · Equipment
Suspension › Front › Springs › Air suspension system
The defect
The equalizing beam shaft fractures inside the beam at the toe of the weld.
The risk
Truck type vehicles with a 14.38 inch ride height without frame mounted axle stops are subject to vehicle tilt and possible rollover in the event that both equalizing beams, on the same side of the vehicle, experience a simultaneous shaft failure.
The remedy
Dealers will replace all suspect suspension beams with suspension beams containing appropriate shafts.