Oshkosh Truck Corporation: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Oshkosh Truck Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 1, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 302. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE REAR AXLE BRAKE LINES CAN CRACK AND LEAK.
The risk
LEAKS IN THE REAR AXLE BRAKE LINE CAN RENDER THE REARAXLE BRAKES INEFFECTIVE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES ANDGREATER RISK OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
ADD SUPPORTS TO THE REAR AXLES TO SECURE THE BRAKE LINES AND TO PREVENT THEM FROM CRACKING AND LEAKING.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Oshkosh VC22RD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Oshkosh VC22RD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Oshkosh VC22RD | 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 92V141000.
Full record for the 1992 Oshkosh VC22RD → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →