Sterling Acterra. Published by Transport Canada as 2000173 on 28 August 2000. System: Suspension.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the front axle wheel bearing nut adjustment and retention assembly may (1) restrict complete lubrication fill at assembly and/or (2) shear the spindle nut pack washer's locking tab when tightened. If the washer tab is sheared, tightening of the outer spindle nut may cause the bearings to be …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2000173
- Recall date
- 28 August 2000
- Make
- Sterling
- Models
- Acterra
- Model years
- 2000
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 27
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the front axle wheel bearing nut adjustment and retention assembly may (1) restrict complete lubrication fill at assembly and/or (2) shear the spindle nut pack washer's locking tab when tightened. If the washer tab is sheared, tightening of the outer spindle nut may cause the bearings to be excessively preloaded. This could result in premature bearing failure. Correction: Front axles will be fitted with (1) a redesigned bendable lock washer that facilitates lubrication fill, (2) a redesigned perforated washer that will not shear when the spindle nuts are tightened and, (3) new bearings, seals, etc.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2000173.
Sterling elsewhere in this register
Sterling is named on 84 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2000172 · 28 August 2000 · Acterra, Business Class, FS65 School Bus Chassis · Brakes
- 2000202 · 26 September 2000 · Century, A-Line, Mt55 · Steering
- 2000156 · 24 July 2000 · Business Class, FLD, L-Line · Suspension
- 2000148 · 10 July 2000 · A-Line, L-Line, Acterra · Steering
- 2000258 · 27 October 2000 · Acterra · Brakes
- 2000092 · 12 April 2000 · A-Line, L-Line · Structure
- 2000093 · 12 April 2000 · Century, Business Class, FLD · Suspension
- 2001075 · 30 March 2001 · Acterra · Heater And Defroster
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.
- 2000204 · 26 September 2000 · XC RV Chassis · Suspension
- 2000206 · 28 September 2000 · D60lf, D40lf · Suspension
- 2000159 · 25 July 2000 · Accord · Suspension
- 2000156 · 24 July 2000 · Business Class, FLD, L-Line · Suspension
- 2000222 · 10 October 2000 · Xl-40 Bus Shell, XL2 Entertainer Bus Shell, Xl-45 Bus Shell · Suspension
- 2000233 · 23 October 2000 · TRX350 - Sportrax 350 · Suspension
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Sterling Acterra, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Sterling: 84 in the register, and 311 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2000.
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