Vehicle Recall Archive for 1981 OSHKOSH

Record ID	31192
Campaign Number	91V089000
Make of Vehicle	OSHKOSH
Model of Vehicle	B SERIES
Year	1981
Make Campaign Number
Component Description	STRUCTURE
Defect Description	STEP TREAD WAS DESIGNED WITH AN UPTURNED EDGE. ALSO, INCORRECT BOLTS WERE USED TO ATTACH THE STEPS TO VEHICLE; INCORRECT BOLTS MAY FATIGUE AND BREAK ALLOWING THE STEPS TO SEPARATE FROM CAB.
Effect of Defect	PERSONS EXITING THE CAB CAN TRIP AND FALL ON UPTURNEDEDGES. ALSO, FATIGUE OR BROKEN BOLTS COULD CAUSE THE STEPS TO BREAK AWAY AT THETIME THAT A PERSON IS ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLES.
Fix Defect	REPLACE INCORRECTLY DESIGNED STEPS, REPLACE INCORRECT BOLTS.
Manufacturers	OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION
Start of Manufacture	19750601
End of Manufacture	19900601
Type of Recall	VEHICLE
Number Affected	1585
Date Owners Notified	19910802
Initiated By	MFR
Responsible Maufacturer
Date Report Received	19910604
Part Number
Federal MV Safety Standard

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