Oshkoshcorporation

July 24, 1998

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: WALK-IN VAN AND BUS SHUTTLE CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR MODEL FC-921 FRONT AXLES. STRESS CRACKS CAN OCCUR IN THE LEFT FRONT AXLE STEERING KNUCKLE.

August 4, 1997

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER CAN CONTACT THE SPRING SEAT AS THE BRAKE PADS WEAR.

August 28, 1996

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

WITH NO AIR IN BOTH FRONT AXLE AIR SUSPENSION AIR BAGS, THE CHASSIS SUSPENSION WILL LOWER TO THE SUSPENSION STOP. WHEN THAT OCCURS, THE TRACK BAR BRACKET CAN CONTACT THE AXLE STEERING TIE ROD.

August 27, 1996

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

WHEN THE CHASSIS/VEHICLE IS OPERATED ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IS TURNED ON, WITH THE SPEED SET, IF THE STOP/HAZARD FUSE HAS FAILED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

March 27, 1996

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

(1) THE MOUNTING PLATE, WHICH IS USED IN COMBINATION WITH FOUR BOLTS TO SECURE THE SAGINAW 710 STEERING GEAR TO THE CHASSIS FRAME, WAS DESIGNED TO HAVE FOUR WELDED BOSSES WITH THE SAME FINAL HEIGHT DIMENSION. THIS PLATE WAS NOT GROUND DOWN; (2) PAINT WAS LEFT ON THE SURFACE BETWEEN THE MOUNTING PLATE AND THE STEERING…

December 7, 1995

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

TWO TOP MOUNTING STRAPS SECURE THE FUEL TANK TO THE FRAME. BREAKAGE HAS OCCURRED WHERE THE STRAP BOLTS TO THE FRAME RAIL.

September 20, 1995

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

A STOP LIGHT SWITCH ON THE BRAKE TREADLE VALVE AND A CRUISE CONTROL DUMP VALVE SWITCH WERE OMITTED DURING ASSEMBLY OR BOTH SWITCHES WERE INSTALLED BUT WERE NOT WIRED CORRECTLY.

July 20, 1995

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

THE FUEL TANK STRAP CAN BREAK ALLOWING A SLIGHT UPWARD MOVEMENT OF THE TANK. A DUAL FUEL TANK STRAP BREAKAGE CAN ALSO ALLOW THE TANK TO SLIDE FORWARD OR REARWARD. United States

Oshkosh Corporation

A BRACKET INSTALLED TO SECURE A HIGH IDLE COMPONENT ONTO THE ENGINE THROTTLE ARM CAN HOOK THE WIRE HARNESS AND PREVENT ITS RETURN TO IDLE SPEED.

July 13, 1995

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

THIS STEERING GEAR CAN FAIL FROM FATIGUE CAUSED BY HIGH TWISTING FORCES THAT CAN OCCUR IN CERTAIN SEVERE DAILY USE SUCH AS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL UP AGAINST THE AXLE STOPS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON DRY PAVEMENT.

February 9, 1995

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

AIR COMPRESSOR GOVERNOR SENSING LINE DOES NOT SENSE BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEM RESERVOIR PRESSURE. A FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM AIR LEAK WILL NOT BE SENSED BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE COMPRESSOR WILL FAIL TO RESUPPLY THE FRONT AIR SYSTEM CAUSING A REDUCTION OF THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.

February 7, 1995

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

TWO OF THE FOUR BOLT-AND-WASHER COMBINATIONS USED TO SECURE THE 710 SAGINAW STEERING GEAR TO THE CHASSIS FRAME HAD DIFFERENT WASHER MATERIAL THICKNESSES. THIS CAN AFFECT THE BOLT THREAD ENGAGEMENT INTO THE STEERING GEAR CAUSING LOOSE STEERING GEAR BOLTS. United States

Oshkosh Corporation

METRIC GRADE 8. 8 BOLTS WERE MIXED IN INVENTORY WITH METRIC GRADE 10.

July 19, 1994

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION AND THE ELECTRICAL DEMAND, A COMBINATION OF CORROSION AND HEAT CAN CAUSE A MOMENTARY BREAK ON EITHER OF TWO ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AT THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR (21 OR 29). IF THESE CIRCUITS FAIL, THE IGNITION, PARKING LIGHT, FUEL PUMP, FUSE PANELS AND THE SECONDARY ELECTRICAL BRAKING SYSTEM WILL…

June 10, 1994

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

THE AIR COMPRESSOR AIR SUPPLY LINE IS ROUTED FROM THE COMPRESSOR OVER THE TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL, UNDER THE BRAKE HYDROMAX, AND DOWN TO THE AIR SYSTEM. THIS LINE CAN CONTACT THE STEEL SECTION OF THE HYDROMAX HYDRAULIC SUPPLY LINE, CAUSING A LEAK TO OCCUR IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE, ALLOWING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK ON THE…

June 8, 1994

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

A THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE WITH AN INNER "STEEL SHIELDED" COMPONENT WAS SUBSTITUTED FOR A CABLE WITH AN INNER "STEEL STRANDED" COMPONENT IN A DESIGN WHICH REQUIRES A MINIMUM BEND RADIUS OF 4 INCHES. THE INNER "STEEL SHIELDED" CABLE HAS A MINIMUM BEND RADIUS OF 8 INCHES, AND CAN BIND OR BREAK IN ITS CURRENT USE IN THE…

May 24, 1994

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

A CRUISE CONTROL ELECTRONIC REGULATOR (CCER) IS PROVIDED WITH THE TRUCK CHASSIS, AND IS MOUNTED ON THE CHASSIS ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONAL DRAWINGS PROVIDED BY OSHKOSH. SOME BODY BUILDERS HAVE INSTALLED THE CCER OUTSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

April 11, 1994

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

AN "L" SHAPED BRACKET WELDED TO THE FUEL TANK SUFFERS FROM FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE STRAP WELD TO THE FUEL TANK. WHEN ONE STRAP FAILS, THE TANK WILL ALLOW THE TANK TO MOVE WILL THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CAUSING INCREASED FATIGUE TO OTHER TANK ATTACHMENT WELDS.

March 11, 1994

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS DOES NOT ALWAYS INSURE A POSITIVE GROUND BETWEEN THE SELF-GROUNDING SEVEN WAY RECEPTACLE AND THE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLIES THROUGH THE SLIDING RUNNING GEAR FRAME. VIBRATION FROM VEHICLE OPERATION CAUSES INTERMITTENT LOSS OF AN ELECTRICAL GROUND TO THE REAR FRAME.

April 20, 1993

United States

Oshkosh Corporation

THE CROSSHEAD KING PIN FORGINGS OF THE UPPER COUPLING ASSEMBLY CAN CRACK, CHIP, OR BREAK OFF. THIS CAN CAUSE COUPLER SEPARATION.