Consumer Complaint Detail

FREIGHTLINER / MT / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997036914 Incident Date: Sep, 17 1997
Consumer's City: CHULA VISTA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FREIGHTLINER LLC
Model Name: MT Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:cooling unit and lines
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GBKP37N8R3 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 19 1997 Complaint Type: VOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 20 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Design/location of transmission cooling lines causes lines to rub against right side exhaust manifold. the rubbing causes the lines to wear, resulting in transmission fluid spraying on the exhaust manifold, almost causing fire.