Service bulletin SB1254
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10076452 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2016-07-14 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB1254 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-11-03 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT |
NHTSA's summary
To inspect auxiliary structure around front axle for not properly executed welds On the vehicles affected by this bulletin there is a possibility that the welding bead between some tubes of the front axle auxiliary structure and the main structure is insufficient (refer to figure 1). Although these tubes are part of the auxiliary structure, it is very important that these welding beads are checked and, if necessary, repaired to prevent corrosion damage by the intrusion of water and dirt in the long term. Besides that we ask you to install reinforcement plates as mentioned further on in this Bulletin.. The cause of this not well executed welds can be explained by the fact that due to a manufacturing process change the tubes of the auxiliary structure were not anymore well aligned with respect to the main structure when the robot starts welding. From vehicle 42725 onwards, the manufacturing process has been modified so that these tubes are again properly welded to the main structure of the front axle.
The document
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Components
Equipment and accessories, Suspension
| VAN HOOL TD925 |
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