1997 NAVISTAR 5000 Recall

Campaign:
97V118000 on 07/29/1997
Component:
Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts
Manufactured:
07/14/1996 - 01/02/1997
Affected:
443
Defect:
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with six-spoke wheel assemblies. these vehicles were manufactured with the wrong combinations of wheel assembly parts. should the six-spoke wheel assembly have mis-matched parts, high stresses in the wheel studs and potential wheel failures can occur.
Consequence:
Stud failures can occur resulting in a wheel separation increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Correction:
Dealers will inspect these wheels and make the necessary combination corrections. also operator instructions and visual aids will be updated.
Notes:
Note:owner notification will begin august 26, 1997.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 navistar at 1-800-448-7825.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

1997 NAVISTAR 5000 TSBs (2)

Bulletin:
G97503
Component:
200000 wheels
Summary:
Safety recall for a defect in the six spoke rear wheel assembly because of mismatched parts. *tt
Bulletin:
IK-0500038
Component:
010000 steering
Summary:
Navistar: steering goes into a shimmy after hitting a bump. *rm updated 3/20/12. *pe

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