Crane Carrier Company: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Crane Carrier Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 26, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 21. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE BOLT WHICH ATTACHES THE REAR SUSPENSION TORQUE ROD TO THE AXLE BRACKET RESTRICTS THE MOVEMENT OF THE OUTSIDE BRAKE PAD, RESULTING IN ONLY THE INSIDE BRAKE PAD CONTACTING THE ROTOR.
The risk
BRAKING CAPABILITY WILL BE REDUCED, INCREASING THESTOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
THE AXLE END HARDWARE WILL BE DISASSEMBLED AND THE DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND SPIDER WILL BE REINDEXED FROM A FORWARD MOUNT TO A REAR MOUNT.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Crane SB1912 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Crane SB2312 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Crane SB1912 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Crane SB2312 | 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 93V141000.
Full record for the 1992 Crane SB1912 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →