OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL
73V173000
Power Train:axle Assembly
Reported Aug 22, 1973 · AM GENERAL CORPORATION
Summary
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Consequence
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Remedy
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Notes
AM GENERAL CAMPAIGN NO N/A.1/2 TON POSTAL TRUCK.POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WASLESS THAN DESIRED WELD PENETRATION IN THE FLANGE TO SPINDLE WELD JOINT.ALSOTHE KING PINS WERE MADE FROM STEEL WITH A HIGHER LEVEL OF FOREIGN MATERIALSTHAN DESIGN SPECIMENS.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING AXLE AND SPINDLEASSEMBLY).
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