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  Defect Investigation of Wheel Separation

Investigation of Wheel Separation

Subject: Wheel separation
Components covered:
  • Wheels
Investigations Summary: This investigation was opened on Dec. 24, 1997. It was closed on May. 29, 1998. Note: this investigation has resulted in a vehicle safety recall.
By letter dated may 6, 1998, the manufacturer advised NHTSA of its decision to initiate a safety recall of approximately 1,520,000 of the subject vehicles, including f-250 light duty trucks, and navigator vehicles built at the norfolk, michigan truck, kansas city, and ontario truck assembly plants between December 1, 1995 and mid-April 1998. NHTSA has designated this recall action as campaign number 98v-095.
Vehicles Affected by this investigation:
  • 1997 Ford F-150

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