Recall Detail
FREIGHTLINER / CENTURY / 1996
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 16080 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008050000075061000000045 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CENTURY | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V233003 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:REAR | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 23 1996 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1410 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 18 1996 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC | Report Received Date: Nov, 20 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 19 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: all vehicles equipped with eaton drive axles and axilok spindle nuts. the drive axle housings consist of a plate steel center section and two forged spindles, one of which is welded to each end of the center section. each spindle contains a keyway slot in which the locking tab for the wheel bearing nut locking mechanism is inserted. the length of the keyway slot may not be long enough to accommodate the tab causing the tab to be deformed or damaged during installation. | Consequence Summary: This locking tab prevents the wheel bearing nut from loosening during vehicle operation. if this tab is deformed, the nut can loosen allowing the wheel to separate from the axle increasing the risk of a vehicle accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the drive axle housing nuts with a conventional wheel nut hardware system. | Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification began december 18, 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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