1975 WHITE TRUCK ROAD COMMANDER Recalls (3)
- 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:
- 77V093000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:linkages
- Affected:
- 293
- Defect:
- The engine mounted accelerator relay shaft can be contacted by the cab structure due to variations in the cab to engine relationship combined with sufficient relative motion between the engine and the cab. this could cause the accelerator to bind in position, resulting in loss of control over vehicle speed.
- Correction:
- Dealer will relocate the accelerator linkage at no cost to owner.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: heavy trucks.system: throttle linkages and control; accelerator relay shaft.consequences of defect: binding of the accelerator could occur without priorwarning, causing loss of vehicle control and an accident.
- Campaign:
- 76V047000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Wheels:multi piece
- Affected:
- 430
- Notes:
- White campaign no 7602.truck tractors manufactured from september 27, 1974 tofebruary1, 1976.possibility that rim clamps made from malleable iron castingswere installed insteas of specified steel forged part.if this conditionexists, cracked or broken clamps could result in loss of tire and rim, thus,affecting vehicle control.(correct by inspecting and replacing with clampsmade of acceptable material).
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