1990 Oshkosh S-Series

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Structure91V089000

Filed Jun 4, 19911,585 vehiclesOshkosh Truck Corporation

Defect. STEP TREAD WAS DESIGNED WITH AN UPTURNED EDGE. ALSO, INCORRECT BOLTS WERE USED TO ATTACH THE STEPS TO VEHICLE; INCORRECT BOLTS MAY FATIGUE AND BREAK ALLOWING THE STEPS TO SEPARATE FROM CAB.

Risk. PERSONS EXITING THE CAB CAN TRIP AND FALL ON UPTURNEDEDGES. ALSO, FATIGUE OR BROKEN BOLTS COULD CAUSE THE STEPS TO BREAK AWAY AT THETIME THAT A PERSON IS ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLES.

Remedy. REPLACE INCORRECTLY DESIGNED STEPS, REPLACE INCORRECT BOLTS.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths	Assessment
2025	0	1	0	Routine
2024	0	2	0	Routine
2023	0	1	0	Routine
2022	0	5	0	Routine
2021	0	7	0	Routine
2020	0	7	0	Routine
2019	0	6	0	Routine
2018	0	3	0	Routine
2017	0	2	0	Routine
2016	0	3	0	Routine
2015	0	4	0	Routine
2014	0	5	0	Routine
2013	0	3	0	Routine
2012	0	2	0	Routine
2008	0	1	0	Routine
2007	1	1	0	Routine
2006	0	2	0	Routine
2005	0	2	0	Routine
2000	1	1	1	Fatalities reported
1999	0	1	0	Routine
1998	0	1	0	Routine
1997	0	1	0	Routine
1995	0	1	0	Routine
1994	0	1	0	Routine
1993	0	1	0	Routine
1992	0	1	0	Routine
1991	0	2	0	Routine
1990 — this page	0	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jun 4, 1991. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.