White Truck Road Commander 2 1978
Model Road Commander 2 made in 1978 by White Truck got 2 recalls. There were some recalls concerningservice brakes, air, steering.
Model 1978
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - SUPPLY - RESERVOIR | ||||||||||||||||
| 80V115000 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION | from 07/01/1978 to 10/01/1979 | V (Vehicle) | 100 | 10/30/1981 | MFR | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 09/09/1980 | 10/16/1980 | 571 | 121 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain vehicles may not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 12i, air brake systems. this requires the air tank capacity to be at least twelve times as large as the brake chamber volume, to provide adequate reserves for situations which may require repeated brake applications. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealer will add an air tank to the involved vehicles at no charge to owner. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Vehicle description: trucks.system: service brakes; air supply reservoir.consequences of defect: insufficient air capacity could result in air pressurereserves being depleted. this would cause the spring brakes to lock, and couldresult in loss of vehicle control and an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 78V095000 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION | from 04/01/1977 to 05/01/1978 | V (Vehicle) | 1750 | 07/21/1978 | MFR | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 04/27/1978 | 10/12/1979 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The power steering universal shaft assemblies on the involved vehicles contain a revised grease groove location. consequently, they may not have proper lubrication in the shaft spline area. due to manufacturing errors, rust may develop and cause shaft seizure. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the universal steering shaft assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Vehicle description: trucks.system: steering; universal power steering shaft assembly.consequences of defect: shaft seizure may load the power steering valve, andnot allow the steering wheel to return after a turn. this condition may resultin loss of vehicle control without prior warning and a vehicle accident. | |||||||||||||||