Recall Detail
FREIGHTLINER / FLC / 1996
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 12621 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008413000072960000000043 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: FLC | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V196001 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 30 1996 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4048 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 10 1997 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC | Report Received Date: Nov, 04 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 20 1997 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with design level 1, rockwell ff980 series front axle. the front axle hub flange can develop cracks due to high stress levels. | Consequence Summary: Cracks in a hub flange can result in a wheel separation. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove and replace the front hubs with an improved design level 2 hub. | Recall Notes: Owner notification will be completed by december 10, 1997.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 1-503-735-8682.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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