GRUMMAN RECALLS & DEFECTS | GRUMMAN PROBLEMS

GRUMMAN RECALLS & DEFECTS | GRUMMAN PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of GRUMMAN recalls and defective parts found on GRUMMAN automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the GRUMMAN manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1998 GRUMMAN VAN PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1998 GRUMMAN VAN	PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 22	GRUMMAN OLSON, INC Report Date: 1998-09-08
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCK BODIES INSTALLED ON NAVISTAR 1652C CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ROUTED SO THAT IT CAN CONTACT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THIS CONTACT CAN CAUSE THE PROTECTIVE SHEATH TO BE WORN AWAY, POTENTIALLY CAUSING FAILURE OF THE CABLE.
1994-1995 GRUMMAN VAN SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Recall
1994-1995 GRUMMAN VAN	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Units affected: 1500	GRUMMAN OLSON, INC Report Date: 1995-10-18
Summary: THE SAFETY BELTS COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.
1992-1994 GRUMMAN FREIGHT STAR TRAILER HITCHES Recall
1992-1994 GRUMMAN FREIGHT STAR	TRAILER HITCHES Units affected: 7256	GRUMMAN OLSON, INC Report Date: 1994-10-17
Summary: A 2" BALL WAS TO BE WELDED TO A STEEL BAR AS WELL AS THE NUT FOR THE BALL WELDED TO THE SHANK. SOME VEHICLES WERE NOT PROPERLY WELDED ALLOWING THE NUT TO COME OFF.
1992 GRUMMAN KABMASTER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES Recall
1992 GRUMMAN KABMASTER	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES Units affected: 100	GRUMMAN OLSON, INC Report Date: 1993-08-02
Summary: THE BATTERY CABLES WERE LOCATED EITHER ADJACENT TO OR TOUCHING THE TURBOCHARGER OF THE ENGINE. HIGH TEMPERATURES OF THE TURBOCHARGER CAN MELT THE CABLE INSULATION, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT.
1992 GRUMMAN ROUTE STAR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1992 GRUMMAN ROUTE STAR	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 111	GRUMMAN OLSON, INC Report Date: 1992-11-03
Summary: THE HEATER HOSE ROUTING CAN INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM.
1987-1991 GRUMMAN VAN EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH Recall
1987-1991 GRUMMAN VAN	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH Units affected: 498	GRUMMAN OLSON, INC Report Date: 1991-07-24
Summary: THE HEADLAMP SWITCH IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 101.
1989-1990 GRUMMAN KURBMASTER POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) Recall
1989-1990 GRUMMAN KURBMASTER	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) Units affected: 26	GRUMMAN OLSON, INC Report Date: 1990-03-08
Summary:
1982-1983 GRUMMAN 870 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Recall
1982-1983 GRUMMAN 870	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Units affected: 406	GRUMMAN OHIO CORP. Report Date: 1988-10-04
Summary: INSTALLATION OF TWO OPTIONAL REAR SIDE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS INCREASED THE BULB LOAD ON THE COMBINATION TURN/HAZARD FLASHER FROM 8 TO 10 BULBS, WHEN OPERATED IN THE HAZARD MODE.
1987-1988 GRUMMAN LONG LIFE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Recall
1987-1988 GRUMMAN LONG LIFE	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Units affected: 8000	GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. Report Date: 1988-01-27
Summary: ACCELERATOR CONTROL MAY STICK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE AT OR BELOW FREEZING.
1987 GRUMMAN KURBMASTER EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH Recall
1987 GRUMMAN KURBMASTER	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH Units affected: 143	GRUMMAN OLSON, INC Report Date: 1988-01-13
Summary: THE HEADLAMP SWITCH IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS/101.