Recall Register

Westport Axle: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Westport Axle. NHTSA received the reports from 2000 to 2001. The campaigns have 4,053 units in total. The newest campaign is 01E004004. NHTSA received the report on 24 Sep 2001.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,053 units in total.

  1. 01E004004Received . 3,910 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: some tie rod ball-socket bearings, part of trie rod assemblies manufactured by trw, have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket in some applications.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Trw will be notifying westport's customers and providing remedy free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact westport at 1-216-447-1814 or trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287.

    Products named: Westport Axle Axle Assembly.

    Report filed by WESTPORT AXLE CORPORATION.

  2. 00E047006Received . 143 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20-edl ball sockets. The tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature deterioration of the socket in some applications.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this condition occurs, the driver can lose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Westport axle has notified their customers and trw will be contacting the customers and instructing them on how and where to have their vehicle repaired free of charge.

    Products named: Westport Axle Axle Assembly.

    Report filed by WESTPORT AXLE CORP..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Westport Axle equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2000, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Axle Assembly2

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Westport Axle: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/westport-axle/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: WESTPORT AXLE CORP.; WESTPORT AXLE CORPORATION.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Westport Axle products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 1 product name for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Axle Assembly
How many units does a Westport Axle equipment campaign have?
The median Westport Axle campaign has 3,910 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Westport Axle campaigns name most often?
Steering, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.