Safety defect investigations, technical specifications, and manufacturer repair notices for Canadian owners.
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Safety recall notices and repair campaigns registered for the 1994 Western Star Conventional in Canada.
Certain trucks may have been built with bare mufflers mounted at the back of the cab behind air shields. There is no heat shield to protect someone from contacting the hot muffler if they are standing on a deck plate behind the cab. Also, some of these vehicles were equipped with deck plates with no grab handle for access. Correction: Muffler shields and where necessary, grab handles will be installed on affected vehicles.
A failure of this component (structure) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
On certain trucks, the dryer cannot remove all of the moisture from the air. In a cold environment this moisture may freeze and effectively block the air lines downstream of the dryer resulting in an air pressure build up in the dryer. This air pressure may eventually cause the dryer cartridge to separate from the dryer. The separated cartridge may cause bodily injury to anyone standing near the dryer at the instant of separation. Correction: Pressure relief valves will be installed in the dryer outlet ports on the affected vehicles.
A failure of this component (brakes) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
On certain trucks, the steering knuckle (where the steering arm is installed) may not have had corrosion inhibiting grease removed prior to assembly. The joints may also have been assembled with keys and nuts that were softer than specified. This may allow the arm to turn inside the knuckle thus shearing the locator key. If the arm is allowed to turn freely, steering control will be lost without prior warning and a crash could occur. Correction: Steer arm/knuckle joints will be cleaned, nuts and keys will be replaced and nuts will be torqued to specification.
A failure of this component (steering) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
On certain trucks, the upper bunk retaining straps may release without warning allowing the upper bunk to fall from its raised storage position to its "in use" position. If someone is sitting in the lower bunk when the strap releases they may be subject to personal injury. Correction: Upper bunk retaining straps will be replaced with automotive seat belt style retaining straps.
A failure of this component (structure) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
On certain trucks, the timing link ball stud may not be correctly seated in the slave gear pitman arm taper. This could allow the ball stud to turn in the pitman arm taper causing the ball stud nut to loosen and eventually fall off. If this happens the timing link could separate from the pitman arm resulting in erratic or lost steering control with the potential for a crash. Correction: Timing link ball stud will be replaced.
A failure of this component (steering) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
On certain trucks, residual stress on the Electronic Control Module (ECM) ground terminal may be sufficient to cause the terminal to crack and eventually fail. If this terminal fails the engine will stop and will not re-start. Sudden stopping of the engine without warning may compromise the safety of the vehicle occupants due to the sudden loss of power steering assist. Correction: Terminals will be inspected and replaced if cracked or broken. Tie wrap closest to the terminal will be removed so that there is no stress on the ground wire.
A failure of this component (engine) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
On certain trucks, the air dryer relief valve may be susceptible to freezing. Freeze-up of the relief valve in conjunction with a blockage in the air line between the air dryer and the wet tank may cause an overpressure condition which may cause the desiccant cartridge to separate from the dryer housing or cause breakage of the dryer housing. Either of these conditions may result in injury to persons standing near the dryer at the time of failure. Correction: Vehicles will be equipped with a redesigned relief valve and desiccant cartridge.
A failure of this component (brakes) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
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