Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly (Dana)
Vehicle equipment recall 82E-003. NHTSA received DANA CORPORATION’s report on Feb 8, 1982.
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The short answer
NHTSA received DANA CORPORATION’s report on Feb 8, 1982. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 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.
TRAILER AXLE SPINDLES MAY FRACTURE WHEN SUBJECTED TO LOADS EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM LOAD RECOMMENDED.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly.
What should you do?
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE EXISTING AXLES WITH NEW MODIFIED AXLES WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: TRAILERS WITH 22,500 LB. GAWR.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SPINDLE FAILURE COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING,POSSIBLY RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THE TRAILER WHEELS, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 338 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Dana DanaBuilt from May 1, 1980 to Jul 1, 1981
Who is recalling it?
- Made by DANA CORPORATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- 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 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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