Karavan T3500, T4000 (1994): Suspension
Recall 96V188000 · Sep 25, 1996 · Karavan Trailers
282
vehicles affected
282
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 96V188000
- Date
- Sep 25, 1996
- Maker
- Karavan Trailers
- Units affected
- 282
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Suspension > Rear > Springs > Leaf spring assembly
- Model years
- 1994
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THE ALIGNMENT BOLT WAS NOT TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION.
What can happen
THIS UNDERTORQUING CAN ALLOW THE ALIGNMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND FALL OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY. ONCE THE BOLT IS GONE, THE SPRING LEAF CAN SHIFT AND EVENTUALLY FALL AWAY FROM THE AXLE ALLOW THE BED OF THE TRAILER TO FALL AGAINST THE TIRE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE SPRING SETS ON THESE TRAILERS.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 96V188000?
2 models: Karavan T3500 (1994), Karavan T4000 (1994), about 282 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 96V188000?
DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE SPRING SETS ON THESE TRAILERS.
What can happen?
THIS UNDERTORQUING CAN ALLOW THE ALIGNMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND FALL OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY. ONCE THE BOLT IS GONE, THE SPRING LEAF CAN SHIFT AND EVENTUALLY FALL AWAY FROM THE AXLE ALLOW THE BED OF THE TRAILER TO FALL AGAINST THE TIRE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.