Recall Register

1996 Oshkosh XC: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Oshkosh XC. The newest campaign is 96V159000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Aug 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Springs / Air Suspension System. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 96V159000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the bracket track bar mount with a new design.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 6,452 units in total.

  1. 96V159000Received . 1,597 units.

    Suspension / Front / Springs / Air Suspension System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This contact will cause increased steering resistance and could cause loss of steering control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the bracket track bar mount with a new design.

    Report filed by OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 96V156000Received . 4,855 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The cruise control system will not disengage increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The cruise control circuits will be rewired and a control relay installed to disengage and deactivate the cruise control if an electrical short or fuse failure occurs.

    Report filed by OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1996 Oshkosh XC: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Suspension1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
31 Jan 1997

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1996 Oshkosh XC, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19941
  2. 19952
  3. 19962

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1996 Oshkosh XC: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/oshkosh/xc/1996/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Oshkosh XC?
6,452 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Oshkosh XC have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Oshkosh XC, model years 1994 to 1996. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Oshkosh XC name most often?
Suspension: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Oshkosh XC open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.