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WESTERN STAR HERITAGE RECALLS - (8 Recalls Found)

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1999 WESTERN STAR HERITAGE Recall - STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Problem: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS, SCHOOL BUS AND MOTOR HOME CHASSIS, AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED BY TRW. THE SUSPECT TIE RODS CONTAIN 24-DL MODEL BALL SOCKETS. CERTAIN OF THE TIE ROD BALL-SOCKET BEARINGS HAVE A BELOW-SPECIFICATION CASE DEPTH AND/OR HARDNESS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE SOCKET. Recall Details 1997 WESTERN STAR HERITAGE Recall - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:LOW PRESSURE WARNING:SWITCH Problem: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY 6X4 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH EITHER HENDRICKSON RT/RS SERIES SUSPENSIONS OR CHALMERS 800 SERIES SUSPENSIONS, WITH A WHEEL BASE GREATER THAN 250 INCHES, AND WESTERN STAR'S AIR '96' AIR BRAKE SYSTEM WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE AIR BRAKE RELEASE TIME REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." Recall Details 1997 WESTERN STAR HERITAGE Recall - TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Problem: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FONTAINE SL6FM229-8375 FIXED FIFTH WHEELS. THE FIFTH WHEEL MOUNTING PLATE FLANGES IN THE FRONT AND REAR CAN INTERFERE WITH THE NORMAL ARTICULATION OF THE FIFTH WHEEL. THIS INTERFERENCE CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE OF THE FIFTH WHEEL LOCK HANDLE AND/OR THE TOP PLATE. Recall Details 1996 WESTERN STAR HERITAGE Recall - STRUCTURE:BODY Problem: THE OUTER STAINLESS STEEL SKIN ON THE MUFFLER COULD REACH TEMPERATURES OVER 400 DEGREES. Recall Details 1996 WESTERN STAR HERITAGE Recall - STEERING:LINKAGES Problem: STEERING ARMS USED ON FRONT AXLES CONTAIN DIMENSIONAL INCONSISTENCIES. Recall Details 1996 WESTERN STAR HERITAGE Recall - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS Problem: CABLES USED FOR THROTTLE CONTROL ARE SUBJECT TO FAILING IN SERVICE DUE TO VIBRATIONAL FATIGUE BETWEEN THE CABLE END SLEEVE AND HUB. Recall Details 1996 WESTERN STAR HERITAGE Recall - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM Problem: THE BRAKE RETURN SPRING CAN CONTACT THE HUB. FURTHER WEAR OF THE BRAKE LINING MATERIAL WILL LEAD TO WEAR OF THE RETURN SPRING AND THE SPRING CAN FAIL PREMATURELY. Recall Details 1995 WESTERN STAR HERITAGE Recall - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM Problem: THE BRAKE RETURN SPRING CAN CONTACT THE HUB. FURTHER WEAR OF THE BRAKE LINING MATERIAL WILL LEAD TO WEAR OF THE RETURN SPRING AND THE SPRING CAN FAIL PREMATURELY. Recall Details