Consumer Complaint Detail

FREIGHTLINER / FLD120 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005030270 Incident Date: Jul, 23 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: FREIGHTLINER LLC
Model Name: FLD120 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:hub
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FUYDZYB3WP Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 24 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 22 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer states that his front left wheel hub and tire completely fell off of the vehicle while the consumer was driving about 70 mph and was coming to a stop. the consumer did manage to avoid any accidents. the owner has contacted the dealer and the manufacturer. the vehicle is currently at the dealer for repairs. the vehicle has had a shimmy about 50 miles before this happened and the abs light on the dash and the wheel spin light was on. about a quarter mile before this happened the owner saw smoke emitting the vehicle. *jb