9999 HOLLAND AD-254 Recall

Campaign:

05E028000 on 04/24/2005

Component:

Suspension

Manufactured:

12/31/2003 - 12/30/2004

Affected:

7,135

Defect:

Certain holland ad series suspensions and transverse beam/sub-assemblies with transverse beam castings manufactured between january 1 and december 31, 2004, for use in heavy trucks and emergency vehicles. the castings were not made to specifications and may fracture under normal loads.

Consequence:

If a casting breaks when the vehicle is traveling on a roadway, the broken pieces can become projectiles and can possibly cause a vehicle crash or cause injuries. also, the transverse beam may drop down low enough to contact the road surface causing sparks that could possibly ignite a fire.

Correction:

Dealers will inspect and replace the defective transverse beam assemblies.

Notes:

Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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