Recall Detail
FREIGHTLINER / BUSINESS CLASS / 1996
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 11140 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008569000072906000000136 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: BUSINESS CLASS | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V052000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1991 | End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 10 1997 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8485 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 17 1998 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC | Report Received Date: Mar, 04 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 19 1998 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: truck-tractors equipped with 26" 8-blade metal engine cooling fans. the fan blades can fatigue crack and eventually separate from the fan. | Consequence Summary: If the fan blade breaks while a person was working in the engine, personal injury could occur. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace these fans with fans which are more durable. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 17, 1998.owners who take their vehicles 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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