| NHTSA Record Id: 12959 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008016000006273000000136 |
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| Model Name: FLD |
Model Year: 1993 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V232000 |
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| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1993 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 27500 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 11 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC |
Report Received Date: Nov, 13 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 27 1996 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with horton fan drives. the fan drive control system was reconfigured which resulted in a significant increase in the demand for fan activation and associated stress to electrical and mechanical components. various component failure models, combined with characteristics of the fan clutch and its bearings, can cause fan clutch bearings to fail prematurely and result in a locked fan. |
Consequence Summary: If the fan is locked, the the system calls for the fan to be on, the fan clutch will slip, generate heat, and unless released, will result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the fan clutch drive disc with one that incorporates a thermally activated pressure relief. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification will be completed by december 9, 1996. note: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 1-503-735-8000.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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