1999 WESTERN STAR HERITAGE Recall
- Campaign:
- 01V044002 on 02/27/2001
- Component:
- Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
- Manufactured:
- 07/14/1999 - 12/20/1999
- Affected:
- 16,000
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: trucks, school bus and motor home chassis, and transit buses equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. the suspect tie rods contain 24-dl model ball sockets. certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.
- Consequence:
- If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. owner notification began may 22, 2001. 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 freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
1999 WESTERN STAR HERITAGE TSBs (8)
- Bulletin:
- SB-47-10
- Component:
- 072200 fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Summary:
- Western star: vehicles equipped with an mbe4000 engine and an alliance fuel/water separator may have insufficient clearance between the engine mounted fuel line and the frame rail mounted fuel/water separator mounting bracket. no model yea
- Bulletin:
- SB-49-7
- Component:
- 063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
- Summary:
- Western star: epa07 exhaust bellows replacement. if a failed exhaust bellows on an epa07 engine installation, replace it with a new style bellows, and two new matching clamps. no model years listed. *pe updated on 6/14/2011. *kb
- Bulletin:
- SB-49-8
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- Western star trucks: there are new cgi bellows due to current ones that are prone to failure. *rm
- Bulletin:
- SB-32-13
- Component:
- 021230 suspension:front:springs:air suspension system
- Summary:
- Western star trucks: the rear suspension air-spring assembly has been redesigned. *rm
- Bulletin:
- SB-35-06
- Component:
- 022520 suspension:rear:axle:non-powered axle assembly
- Summary:
- Western star trucks: instructions to remove, inspect, and reseal the lower pinion cover on the rear axles. *rm
- Bulletin:
- SB-35-07
- Component:
- 021600 suspension:front:wheel bearing
- Summary:
- Western star trucks: information on wheel bearing lubrication in the rear axle. *rm
- Bulletin:
- 35-7
- Component:
- 021600 suspension:front:wheel bearing
- Summary:
- Western star: lubricate wheel bearings, rear drive axles. *js
- Bulletin:
- SB-54-1
- Component:
- 125100 exterior lighting:brake lights:switch
- Summary:
- Western star: brake signal overrides turn signal under normal operations, due to turn signal switches and stop/turn lamps are sharing same filament and some trucks want 4 way flashers to override self cancelling turn signal switches. no m
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