Oshkosh Truck Corporation: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Oshkosh Truck Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on May 26, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,995. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
SOME OF THE BRAKE LINKAGE BELLCRANK END NUTS ARE NON-LOCKING NUTS, AND CAN LOOSEN IN SERVICE.
The risk
THE BRAKE LINKAGE CAN BECOME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING LOSSOF SERVICE BRAKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE ANY NON-LOCKING BELLCRANK NUTS WITH LOCKING NUTS.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Oshkosh XC16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Oshkosh XC18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V074000.
Full record for the 1992 Oshkosh XC16 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →