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Unimog - Daimler truck north america

Official notice

16 Nov 2011

Last checked

16 Nov 2011

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Unimog - Daimler truck north america. On certain trucks, the front and/or rear suspension transverse control arm may contain an out of specification weld. Under severe driving conditions this control arm may fail causing a separation of the control arm from the suspension and result in a loss of vehicle control. The loss of the vehicle control may result in a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect and replaced affected transverse control arms. Published 2011-11-16.

What to do now

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Recall number

71868

Official notice

2011-11-16

The hazard

On certain trucks, the front and/or rear suspension transverse control arm may contain an out of specification weld. Under severe driving conditions this control arm may fail causing a separation of the control arm from the suspension and result in a loss of vehicle control. The loss of the vehicle control may result in a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect and replaced affected transverse control arms.

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Recall Numbers

71868

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2002, Make: UNIMOG, Model: U500

Product 2

Year: 2003, Make: UNIMOG, Model: U500

Product 3

Year: 2004, Make: UNIMOG, Model: U500

Product 4

Year: 2005, Make: UNIMOG, Model: U500

Product 5

Year: 2006, Make: UNIMOG, Model: U500

Risk / hazard

On certain trucks, the front and/or rear suspension transverse control arm may contain an out of specification weld. Under severe driving conditions this control arm may fail causing a separation of the control arm from the suspension and result in a loss of vehicle control. The loss of the vehicle control may result in a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect and replaced affected transverse control arms.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Unimog, Daimler Truck North.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

71868

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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