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AUTOCAR AUTOCAR Recalls
Item Affected: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
Date Announced: 06/22/2017
Description of Recall: INCORRECT BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO ATTACH THE REAR SUSPENSION TO THE CROSSMEMBER.
Conequence: BOLTS MAY NOT PROPERLY RETAIN REAR SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER
Action Need To Fix It: INSTALL CORRECT BOLTS.
Notes: SYSTEM: SUSPENSION.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS.
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL
Date Announced: 06/22/2017
Description of Recall: FOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING.
Conequence: THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE TRUCKBRAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLECRASH.
Action Need To Fix It: REPAIR SO AS TO PREVENT BRAKE VALVE MALFUNCTION.
Notes: SYSTEM: BRAKESVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS
Item Affected: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Date Announced: 06/22/2017
Description of Recall: DECALS WARNING NOT TO USE ETHER OR STARTING FLUIDS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THE AIR CLEANER AND/OR INSTRUMENT PANEL.
Conequence: INJECTION OF THESE FLUIDS INTO THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEMCOULD POSSIBLY BE IGNITED BY THE HEATING COILS AND AN EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR.
Action Need To Fix It: INSTALL WARNING LABELS.
Notes: SYSTEM: WARNING LABELS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: WHITE AND AUTOCAR MODEL HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS 33,000 LBS. GVWRAND GREATER, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 26, 1984 AND DECEMBER 10, 1987.WHITE GMC ACL, ACM, WIA, WIL, WCA, WCL AND WCM MODEL HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS 33,000LBS. GVWR AND GREATER, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 11, 1988 AND MAY 13, 1988.
Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Date Announced: 06/22/2017
Description of Recall: THE SEAT CUSHION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM KEEPING IT FROM LOCKING.
Conequence: SEAT BELT WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT RESTRAINOCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
Action Need To Fix It: INSTALL A SPACER BEHIND THE BELT ASSEMBLY MOUNT.
Notes: SYSTEM: SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS.
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL
Date Announced: 06/22/2017
Description of Recall: FOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING.
Conequence: THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE TRUCKBRAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLECRASH.
Action Need To Fix It: REPAIR SO AS TO PREVENT BRAKE VALVE MALFUNCTION.
Notes: SYSTEM: BRAKESVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS
Item Affected: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE:TORQUE ARM
Date Announced: 06/22/2017
Description of Recall: THE TANDEM SUSPENSION CURVED TORQUE RODS MAY FAIL AT A POINT WHERE THE TWO PIECE CENTER TUBE IS WELDED TOGETHER.
Conequence: A BROKEN TORQUE ROD WOULD AFFECT THE HANDLING AND THESTABILITY OF THE VEHICLE.
Action Need To Fix It: INSPECT AND MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO PRECLUDE ROD SEPARATION AT THE WELD POINT.
Notes: SYSTEM: SUSPENSIONVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS.
Item Affected: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Date Announced: 06/22/2017
Description of Recall: DECALS WARNING NOT TO USE ETHER OR STARTING FLUIDS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THE AIR CLEANER AND/OR INSTRUMENT PANEL.
Conequence: INJECTION OF THESE FLUIDS INTO THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEMCOULD POSSIBLY BE IGNITED BY THE HEATING COILS AND AN EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR.
Action Need To Fix It: INSTALL WARNING LABELS.
Notes: SYSTEM: WARNING LABELS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: WHITE AND AUTOCAR MODEL HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS 33,000 LBS. GVWRAND GREATER, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 26, 1984 AND DECEMBER 10, 1987.WHITE GMC ACL, ACM, WIA, WIL, WCA, WCL AND WCM MODEL HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS 33,000LBS. GVWR AND GREATER, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 11, 1988 AND MAY 13, 1988.
Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Date Announced: 06/22/2017
Description of Recall: THE SEAT CUSHION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM KEEPING IT FROM LOCKING.
Conequence: SEAT BELT WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT RESTRAINOCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
Action Need To Fix It: INSTALL A SPACER BEHIND THE BELT ASSEMBLY MOUNT.
Notes: SYSTEM: SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS.
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL
Date Announced: 06/22/2017
Description of Recall: FOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING.
Conequence: THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE TRUCKBRAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLECRASH.
Action Need To Fix It: REPAIR SO AS TO PREVENT BRAKE VALVE MALFUNCTION.
Notes: SYSTEM: BRAKESVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR
Date Announced: 06/22/2017
Description of Recall: TRUCKS MAY NOT MEET THE AIR RESERVOIR VOLUME OF 12 TIMES THE COMBINED VOLUME OF ALL BRAKE CHAMBERS AT FULL STROKE AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 121. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS COULD BE REDUCED CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: AIR RESERVOIR VOLUME WILL BE INCREASED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS 26,000 POUNDS GVWR AND GREATER. SYSTEM: AIR BRAKES RESERVOIR/FMVSS 121.
