NHTSA Campaign 95V249005

STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM

Issued by MONON CORPORATION · Reported Apr 30, 1996 · 300 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THESE AXLES CONSIST OF A STEEL TUBULAR CENTER SECTION AND FORGED STEEL SPINDLES THAT ARE WELDED TO EACH END OF THE TUBE. EITHER SPINDLE CAN CONTAIN A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK THROUGH A PORTION OF ITS CROSS SECTION.

Consequence

THIS CRACK CAN REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE SERVICE LIFE OF THE SPINDLE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO FRACTURE DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy

EATON WILL USE PORTABLE ULTRASONIC TESTING EQUIPMENT TO INSPECT EACH SUSPECT TRAILER AXLE. TRAILER AXLES CONTAINING DEFECTIVE SPINDLES WILL BE REPLACED WITH EQUIVALENT AXLES.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MONON CONVERTER DOLLY 1995 300
MONON TRAILER 1995 300

Source: NHTSA Campaign 95V249005 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.