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This vehicle was never heavily loaded and was always driven on paved roads. The bottom leaf in each of the rear leaf springs broke within one year of one another. The first time I noticed the broken leaf and had it repaired before the broken piece of leaf could come out of the assembly. The second time the broken piece of leaf came out of the assembly while the vehicle was travelling straight on a paved city street. The broken piece must have hit the tire because it flew up and struck the bottom of the vehicle. This could potentially cause a tire to blow out, hit another vehicle, or hit a pedestrian. The broken piece of leaf was 13.5 inches long and weighed about 2.5 pounds - certainly dangerous if it hit a pedestrian. The picture shows the leaf assembly with the broken piece of the bottom (I.e., third) leaf re-inserted and slightly rotated toward the tire as it may have appeared before the piece came out of the leaf spring assembly.
- Troy, ID, USA
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- Troy, ID, USA