| NHTSA Record Id: 4211 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013586000083633000000022 |
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| Model Name: FLD |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V167002 |
Mfr Campaign Number: FL-379 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 08 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 06 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 222 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 14 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC |
Report Received Date: May, 14 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 18 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with chalmers 1000 and 800 series suspension kits. these suspension kits may have insufficient penetration of the weld attaching the torque rod eye to the torque rod tube. |
Consequence Summary: Failure of the weld could result in separation of the eye and tube, causing a lock of axle retention, which could result in loss of vehicle control. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace all chalmers fixed torque rods on these vehicles. owner notification began march 14, 2002. 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. |
Recall Notes: 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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