Recall Register

1978 White Truck Road Commander 2: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 White Truck Road Commander 2. The newest campaign is 80V115000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Sep 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank. NHTSA has no 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, 80V115000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will add an air tank to the involved vehicles at no charge to owner.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,850 units in total.

  1. 80V115000Received . 100 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain vehicles may not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 12i, "air brake systems". This requires the air tank capacity to be at least twelve times as large as the brake chamber volume, to provide adequate reserves for situations which may require repeated brake applications.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will add an air tank to the involved vehicles at no charge to owner.

    Report filed by WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 78V095000Received . 1,750 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The power steering universal shaft assemblies on the involved vehicles contain a revised grease groove location. Consequently, they may not have proper lubrication in the shaft spline area. Due to manufacturing errors, rust may develop and cause shaft seizure.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the universal steering shaft assembly.

    Report filed by WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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. 19741
  2. 19752
  3. 19763
  4. 19772
  5. 19782
  6. 19792
  7. 19801

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. 1978 White Truck Road Commander 2: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/white-truck/road-commander-2/1978/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1978 White Truck Road Commander 2?
1,850 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the White Truck Road Commander 2 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the White Truck Road Commander 2, model years 1974 to 1980. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 White Truck Road Commander 2 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.