Kelsey-Hayes Axle. Published by Transport Canada as 1979129 on 25 July 1979. System: Suspension.
What the notice says 10,000 pound capacity axles manufactured beetween january 29, 1979 and march 14, 1979 and sold to various canadian manufacturers of highway industrial trailers. the concentricity of the weld between the spindle and the axle beam is not uniform. the lack of penetration of the weld can cause weld separation of the …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1979129
- Recall date
- 25 July 1979
- Make
- Kelsey-Hayes
- Models
- Axle
- Model years
- 1979
- Vehicle class
- Equipment
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 37
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
10,000 POUND CAPACITY AXLES MANUFACTURED BEETWEEN JANUARY 29, 1979 AND MARCH 14, 1979 AND SOLD TO VARIOUS CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS OF HIGHWAY INDUSTRIAL TRAILERS. THE CONCENTRICITY OF THE WELD BETWEEN THE SPINDLE AND THE AXLE BEAM IS NOT UNIFORM. THE LACK OF PENETRATION OF THE WELD CAN CAUSE WELD SEPARATION OF THE SPINDLE FROM THE AXLE BEAM.
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Kelsey-Hayes elsewhere in this register
Kelsey-Hayes is named on 2 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
The same system: Suspension
746 notices in this register name Suspension. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1979144 · 11 September 1979 · L Series, C Series, W Series · Suspension
- 1979075 · 27 April 1979 · B200, B100, B300 · Suspension
- 1979202 · 4 December 1979 · L Series · Suspension
- 1979033 · 21 February 1979 · Schoolbus, Fleetstar, Paystar · Suspension
- 1978026 · 10 May 1978 · C Series · Suspension
- 1978009 · 17 April 1978 · Loadstar · Suspension
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