Consumer Complaint Detail
FREIGHTLINER / FREIGHTLINER / 2000
2 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288651 | Incident Date: Jul, 08 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WEST TRENTON | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| Model Name: FREIGHTLINER | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Parking brake |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 17 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Potential safety concern regarding the placement of the emergency brake handle in certain freightliner school buses. recent crash investigation 7/9/04. warren county, nj. young passenger accidentally fell into handle, releasing same, sending the empty school bus into down-hill motion, subsequently striking a parked car and pedestrian holding a small child. (non-fatal injury). concern over a possible intrinsic design flaw with the brake handle placed to the driver's right side, next to the aisle, with no "locking" safety features. f.y.i. -sgt. steven ciecwicz #4279 njsp |