Recall Detail
FREIGHTLINER / FREIGHTLINER / 1997
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 10652 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008489000073885000000119 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: FREIGHTLINER | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V003000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1997 | End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 12 1997 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2587 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 04 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: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: truck/trailers equipped with a hydraulic parking brake. a casting error in the hydraulic parking brake relay valve causes excessive pressure in the brake system which can result in a hydraulic hose separation. | Consequence Summary: If this occurs, the power steering assist will be lost and the brakes will be operating from the back-up system. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a check valve modification kit to reduce the system pressure. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 4,1998. 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 contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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