Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger/bracket (Hendrickson)
Vehicle equipment recall 91E-009. NHTSA received HENDRICKSON SUSPENSION’s report on Apr 2, 1991.
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The short answer
NHTSA received HENDRICKSON SUSPENSION’s report on Apr 2, 1991. 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?
BROKEN SPRING HANGER CAN LEAD TO SEPARATION OF SUSPENSIONCOMPONENTS, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND PERSONALINJURY.
THE TANDEM AXLE REAR LEAF SUSPENSION SPRING HANGER CAN FRACTURE.
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- NHTSA’s part: Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger/bracket.
What should you do?
REPLACE SPRING HANGER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: TANDEM AXLE REAR LEAF SUSPENSION SPRING HANGER; MODELS HA-400 ANDHA-460.DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: TRUCK TRACTORS USED IN LOGGING OPERATIONS.NOTE: THIS CAMPAIGN IS BEING INITIATED BY HENDRICKSON SUSPENSION. FORD MOTORCOMPANY, WESTERN STAR, FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION, HME, INC., KENWORTH ANDVOLVO ON HEAVY TRUCK WILL CONDUCT SEPARATE RECALL CAMPAIGNS.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 9,115 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
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- Hendrickson HendricksonBuilt from Jan 1, 1988 to Dec 1, 1990
Who is recalling it?
- Made by HENDRICKSON SUSPENSION.
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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