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Recall 1994 KARAVAN T4000

KARAVAN TRAILERS

Component Description: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY

Manufacturer Responsible for Recall:KARAVAN TRAILERS INC

Defect Summary

THE ALIGNMENT BOLT WAS NOT TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION.

Consequence Summary

THIS UNDERTORQUING CAN ALLOW THE ALIGNMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND FALL OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY. ONCE THE BOLT IS GONE, THE SPRING LEAF CAN SHIFT AND EVENTUALLY FALL AWAY FROM THE AXLE ALLOW THE BED OF THE TRAILER TO FALL AGAINST THE TIRE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Corrective Summary

DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE SPRING SETS ON THESE TRAILERS.


Made between 2/1/1994 and 2/28/1994

Potential Number of Units Affected: 282

Date Owner Notified by Mfr: 4/26/1996

Recall Initiator: MFR

NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V188000


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