Workhorse W42 Commercial Chassis, W18 Rv Chassis. Published by Transport Canada as 2008312 on 28 August 2008. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm may have been improperly torqued during assembly. The improper torque may have damaged the castle nut and compromised the integrity of the connection. If the drag link separated from the pitman arm, the driver would loose …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2008312
- Recall date
- 28 August 2008
- Make
- Workhorse
- Models
- W42 Commercial Chassis, W18 RV Chassis
- Model years
- 2006 to 2008
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 219
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm may have been improperly torqued during assembly. The improper torque may have damaged the castle nut and compromised the integrity of the connection. If the drag link separated from the pitman arm, the driver would loose directional control of the vehicle which could result in a vehicle crash causing injury or death. Correction: Dealers will replace and properly torque the castle nuts on all suspect vehicles.
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 2008312.
Workhorse elsewhere in this register
Workhorse is named on 7 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2009097 · 3 April 2009 · W22 RV Chassis, W21 Chassis, W20 Chassis · Brakes
- 2007163 · 23 May 2007 · W42 Commercial Chassis, P42 Commercial Chassis · Fuel System
- 2010121 · 16 April 2010 · W42, W62, W22 · Electrical
- 2010220 · 5 July 2010 · R20 Chassis · Fuel System
- 2010248 · 27 July 2010 · W22, R26 · Fuel System
- 2014410 · 18 September 2014 · W62 · Powertrain
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2008339 · 16 September 2008 · Vue · Steering
- 2008223 · 26 June 2008 · Phaeton · Steering
- 2008207 · 11 June 2008 · Route Star · Steering
- 2008425 · 25 November 2008 · Vue · Steering
- 2008430 · 1 December 2008 · Xl2-45 Entertainer Coach Shell, X3-45 Coach, Xl2-45 Motorhome · Steering
- 2008441 · 16 December 2008 · LFS · Steering
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