NHTSA Campaign 93V049000

SUSPENSION:FRONT

Issued by STEWART & STEVENSON SERV. · Reported Apr 5, 1993 · 15 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DURING EXTREME BRAKING APPLICATION THE FRONT AXLE ROLLS FORWARD, PUSHING THE STEERING ARM FORWARD, AND NON-UNIFORM BRAKING EFFORT, CAUSED BY VARIOUS BRAKE COMPONENT CONDITIONS, RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT.

Consequence

UNEXPECTED PULL TO THE RIGHT DURING BRAKE APPLICATIONCOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy

AXLE ROLL WILL BE CORRECTED BY STIFFENING THE UPPER TORQUE ARM TO REDUCE THE ALLOWANCE FOR AXLE ROLL AND RELOCATING THE UPPER TORQUE ARM TO ELIMINATE THE INTERFERENCE WITH THE STEERING ARM. THE NON-UNIFORM BRAKING EFFORT WILL BE CORRECTED BY REPAIRING THE BRAKES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ROCKWELL BRAKE STANDARDS.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
STARSHIP GEMINI T-30 1990 15

Source: NHTSA Campaign 93V049000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.