Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections (White Truck and Diamond REO)
Vehicle recall 68V-076. NHTSA received WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION’s report on Aug 13, 1968.
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The short answer
NHTSA received WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION’s report on Aug 13, 1968. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: POSSIBILITY THAT MAXIMUM LOAD AND BAD ROAD CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE SPRING AND AXLE DEFLECTION; CLEARANCE BETWEEN HOSE FITTING IN AXLE MOUNTED POWER STEERING CYLINDER AND OIL PAN MAY BE REDUCED BELOW DESIRED STANDARDS.UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS, HOSE FITTING MAY CONTACT OIL PAN AND BE DAMAGED, CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID AND RENDERING POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE.HOWEVER, THIS WOULD NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INCREASING CLEARANCE BETWEEN HOSE FITTING AND OIL PAN.)
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 125 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- White Truck Trend
- Diamond REO Trend
Who is recalling it?
- Made by WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.