Recall Detail

FREIGHTLINER / CENTURY / 1996

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 16296 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER
Recalled Component Id: 000007960000075061000000251 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CENTURY Model Year: 1996
NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V197000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1996 End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 25 1996
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3800
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 11 1996 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Received Date: Oct, 08 1996
Record Creation date : Oct, 17 1996 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : An electrical short can occur in the auxilliary heater/airconditioning blower if exposed to water. Consequence Summary: The shorted relay can result in a fire.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove and replace the relay with one that resists shorting if contacted by water and does not support combustion even if shorted. Recall Notes: Vehicle description:heavy duty trucks with sleeper cabs. owner notification:owner notification is expected to be completed by october 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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