Ihc · Canada · High
Ihc 1800, 1700 +1 more: Not Entered
Affects Ihc 1800, 1700, 1900 · 1980–1982 — about 2K vehicles.
The hazard
180 - 82 S-SERIES 1700/1800/1900 TRUCKS AND SCHOOL BUSES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE IN THE BELLEVILLE SPRING-TYPE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MAY SELF-DESTRUCT AND CAUSE THE SCATTERING OF BROKEN FRAGMENTS. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT A CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE FRAGMENT COULD PENETRATE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, DISABLE THE OPERATOR AND THUS CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
What to do
Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.
Critical — crash/injury risk now
High — injury risk; see remedy
Moderate — fix at next service
Low — minor / informational