Stewart & Stevenson Serv.: Suspension › Front
Stewart & Stevenson Serv. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 5, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 15. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
DURING EXTREME BRAKING APPLICATION THE FRONT AXLE ROLLS FORWARD, PUSHING THE STEERING ARM FORWARD, AND NON-UNIFORM BRAKING EFFORT, CAUSED BY VARIOUS BRAKE COMPONENT CONDITIONS, RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT.
The risk
UNEXPECTED PULL TO THE RIGHT DURING BRAKE APPLICATIONCOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
AXLE ROLL WILL BE CORRECTED BY STIFFENING THE UPPER TORQUE ARM TO REDUCE THE ALLOWANCE FOR AXLE ROLL AND RELOCATING THE UPPER TORQUE ARM TO ELIMINATE THE INTERFERENCE WITH THE STEERING ARM. THE NON-UNIFORM BRAKING EFFORT WILL BE CORRECTED BY REPAIRING THE BRAKES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ROCKWELL BRAKE STANDARDS.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Starship Gemini T-30 | 0 | 3 | 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 93V049000.
Full record for the 1990 Starship Gemini T-30 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →