Recall Detail
FREIGHTLINER / FLC120 / 1997
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 10459 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008487000079056000000114 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: FLC120 | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V001000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 28 1997 | End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 02 1997 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 21 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 31 1998 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC | Report Received Date: Jan, 05 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 22 1998 | Federal Motar Safety Number: 121 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: truck/tractors. these vehicles do not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 121, "air brake systems." continuous power is to be supplied to the trailer antilock brake system (abs) circuit. these vehicles were manufactured with a switch installed in the abs circuit. | Consequence Summary: The abs circuit can be interrupted resulting in a loss of braking action to the towed vehicle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install an anti-lock power circuit. | Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin by march 31, 1998. owners who take their vehicle to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.also call the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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