Suspension: rear: springs (Rockwell)
Vehicle equipment recall 89E-013. NHTSA received ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL’s report on May 17, 1989.
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The short answer
NHTSA received ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL’s report on May 17, 1989. 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?
A FAILURE OF THE AXLE/BRACKET WELD MAY PERMIT THE AXLETO MOVE FROM ITS INTENDED POSITION ON THE VEHICLE AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL.THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
INCORRECTLY WELDED SUSPENSION BRACKETS TO THE AXLE HOUSING MAY CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HOLDING BRACKET WELD.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Suspension: rear: springs.
What should you do?
INSPECT AND REPAIR OR REPLACE AXLES WHICH CONTAIN THE DEFECT. ALSO, AS A PRECAUTION FOR SAFE OPERATION, A TEMPORARY CONTAINMENT DEVICE WHICH WILL MAINTAIN SAFE VEHICLE CONTROL IN THE EVENT THAT AN AXLE BRACKET WELD FAILS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: REAR DRIVE AXLE SUSPENSION BRACKETS.VEHICLE CATAGORY: INTRA CITY COACHES.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,375 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Rockwell RockwellBuilt from Mar 1, 1987 to Mar 1, 1989
Who is recalling it?
- Made by ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL.
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).
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