1971 WHITE TRUCK ROAD COMMANDER Recalls (2)

Campaign:
77V008000 on 10/11/1979
Component:
Latches/locks/linkages
Affected:
8,168
Defect:
The involved vehicles may have been equipped with aluminum grab handles. these handles can crack through the upper mounting hole and eventually fail.
Correction:
The dealer will replace the aluminum handles on all affected vehicles, free of charge.
Notes:
Vehicle description: heavy trucks.system: structure; grab handles.consequences of defect: should failure occur while in service, persons enteringor leaving the vehicle could receive serious injury.

Campaign:
72V279000 on 10/11/1979
Component:
Wheels
Manufactured:
11/30/1971 - 05/31/1972
Affected:
2,425
Notes:
White campaign no 7210.built 12-1 1971 thru 6-30 1972.possibility thatconsistancy of weld and placement of balance weights in front wheel assemblieswere unsatisfactory.condition could allow balance weights to disjoin fromwheels and enter braking mechanism and damage brakes.(correct by inspecting,replacing and rewelding where necessary.)

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