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NHTSA recall 96E012000 · Equipment

Equipment › Mechanical › Wrecker and wheel lift devices

Reported May 17, 199622,000 vehicles affectedSUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTLBuilt Sep 1, 1995 – May 1, 1996

The defect

Certain square-shaped "u" bolts used with these lift/lowering kits and lift/lowering blocks can break during installation when torqued to the manufacturer's specifications.

The risk

A break in one of the two parallel "u" bolts will cause excess vibration and could also cause the axle to shift. if both "u" bolts break on one side, the axle will shift causing the tire/wheel assembly to shift out of position increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.

The remedy

Superior will replace all defective lift/lowering kits.

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

System: equipment; lift. Equipment description: lift/lowering kits used on dodge pickup trucks and toyota 4WD pickup trucks. Note: owner notification IS expected to begin may 22, 1996. Note: owners who do not receive the kit free of charge within a reasonable time, should contact superior at 1-818-781-4973. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.