Consumer Complaint Detail
FREIGHTLINER / COLUMBIA / 2001
2 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000094270 | Incident Date: Nov, 27 2000 |
| Consumer's City: SPRINGFIELD | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| Model Name: COLUMBIA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FUJA6AV61L | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 11 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: We have experienced 5 similar steering gear box failures on our 2001 freightliner columbia trucks. in each failure the truck would not turn. no accidents occurred in failures #2 - #5.on 12/20/01 our 2nd failure, [xxx] at 170780 miles, unit 3657.on 04/01/02 our 3rd failure, [xxx] at 238661 miles, unit 3725. on 6-11-02 our 4th & 5th failures, [xxx] at 195001 miles, unit 3747 and #5 was [xxx] at 305185 miles unit 3634.*ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr |