Recalls › 97E004000

NHTSA recall 97E004000 · Equipment

Suspension › Rear

Reported Feb 13, 1997182 vehicles affectedCARRARO NORTH AMERICABuilt Jul 1, 1995 – Aug 31, 1996

The defect

Equipment description: axles used as replacement equipment for marmon-herrington all wheel drive conversion kits. also used as original equipment in certain eldorado national buses. an incorrect welding material was used to join the axle tube to the axle yoke.

The risk

Failure of the weld can cause the axle to push the wheel from its mounting increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace these axles with replacement axles.

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

Owner notification:marmon-herrington will begin owner notification by march 14, 1997.eldorado national will begin owner notification by february 28, 1997.note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact either marmon-herrington at 1-800-227-0727 or eldorado national at 1-810-346-3717.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.