Autocar AUTOCAR recalls by model year

Reported: 1973-07-02 (July 2, 1973) · Model years: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

Reported: 1968-10-22 (October 22, 1968) · Model years: 1968

Reported: 1969-04-09 (April 9, 1969) · Model years: 1969

Reported: 1975-11-04 (November 4, 1975) · Model years: 1974

Reported: 1977-12-28 (December 28, 1977) · Model years: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE ARM MAY BREAK AT THE PIVOT PIN WELD AREA. THIS WOULD RENDER BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT HAND WIPERS INOPERATIVE.

Remedy: DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW WIPER LINKAGE WITH PIN COLLAR SUPPORT WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Reported: 1981-10-14 (October 14, 1981) · Model years: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981

STEERING SHAFT BINDER BOLTS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE EITHER LOOSE OR OVER-TIGHTENED. EITHER CONDITION CAN LEAD TO A SEPARATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, EVEN IF THE FACTORY INSTALLED BOLT HAS BEEN PROPERLY RETIGHTENED.

Remedy: UNIQUE BOLTS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN AND WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG WITH NEW NUTS. THIS WILL BE DONE AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

Reported: 1983-03-17 (March 17, 1983) · Model years: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

IN CERTAIN TYPES OF COLLISIONS, THE DOOR LATCHES MAY RELEASE AND THE DOOR COULD OPEN. THE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 206, "DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS".

Remedy: DEALER WILL INSTALL NEW DOOR LATCH CONTROL RODS AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.

Reported: 1981-04-01 (April 1, 1981) · Model years: 1980

THE BALL STUD NUTS USED TO FASTEN THE DRAG LINK BALL STUD ENDS TO THE PITMAN ARM AND STEERING ARM MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED ON SOME VEHICLES. IF THE NUTS ARE NOT SECURELY FASTENED THE BALL STUD COULD PREMATURELY FAIL AND DRAG LINK WOULD BECOME LOOSE.

Remedy: THE BALL STUD NUTS WILL BE CHECKED AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL BE SECURELY FASTENED FREE OF CHARGE.

Reported: 1982-10-14 (October 14, 1982) · Model years: 1982

THE FRONT AXLE DRAG LINK CLAMP ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED ON THE SUSPECT VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN BOLTS WHICH HAVE QUENCH CRACKS AND ARE SUBJECT TO FAILURE. FAILURE OF THE BOLT WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CLAMPING ACTION AND CONTINUED OPERATION COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT AND DRAG LINK.

Remedy: DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE BOLTS IN THE DRAG LINK CLAMP ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE.

Reported: 1985-06-06 (June 6, 1985) · Model years: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

TRUCKS MAY NOT MEET THE AIR RESERVOIR VOLUME OF 12 TIMES THE COMBINED VOLUME OF ALL BRAKE CHAMBERS AT FULL STROKE AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 121. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS COULD BE REDUCED CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy: AIR RESERVOIR VOLUME WILL BE INCREASED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.

Reported: 1985-08-14 (August 14, 1985) · Model years: 1983, 1984

THE QUICK RELEASE AIR VALVE MAY CONTAIN A VALVE DISC THAT BALLOONS WHEN THE PARKING BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND PREVENT THE PARKING BRAKES FROM SETTING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ALTHOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE PARKING BRAKES MAY NOT BE SET. THIS COULD ALLOW AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE TO ROLL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy: REPLACE THE VALVE DISC IN THE QUICK RELEASE AIR VALVE.

Reported: 1987-09-15 (September 15, 1987) · Model years: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

FOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING.

Consequence: THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE TRUCKBRAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLECRASH.

Remedy: REPAIR SO AS TO PREVENT BRAKE VALVE MALFUNCTION.

Reported: 1988-09-13 (September 13, 1988) · Model years: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

THE SEAT CUSHION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM KEEPING IT FROM LOCKING.

Consequence: SEAT BELT WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT RESTRAINOCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

Remedy: INSTALL A SPACER BEHIND THE BELT ASSEMBLY MOUNT.

Reported: 1987-09-04 (September 4, 1987) · Model years: 1985, 1986

THE TANDEM SUSPENSION CURVED TORQUE RODS MAY FAIL AT A POINT WHERE THE TWO PIECE CENTER TUBE IS WELDED TOGETHER.

Consequence: A BROKEN TORQUE ROD WOULD AFFECT THE HANDLING AND THESTABILITY OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: INSPECT AND MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO PRECLUDE ROD SEPARATION AT THE WELD POINT.

Reported: 1988-06-10 (June 10, 1988) · Model years: 1985, 1986, 1987

DECALS WARNING NOT TO USE ETHER OR STARTING FLUIDS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THE AIR CLEANER AND/OR INSTRUMENT PANEL.

Consequence: INJECTION OF THESE FLUIDS INTO THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEMCOULD POSSIBLY BE IGNITED BY THE HEATING COILS AND AN EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR.

Remedy: INSTALL WARNING LABELS.

Reported: 1988-04-20 (April 20, 1988) · Model years: 1988

INCORRECT BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO ATTACH THE REAR SUSPENSION TO THE CROSSMEMBER.

Consequence: BOLTS MAY NOT PROPERLY RETAIN REAR SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER

Remedy: INSTALL CORRECT BOLTS.