| NHTSA Record Id: 7493 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010286000080595000000048 |
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| Model Name: CENTURY |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V081000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: FL-255 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Dec, 01 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 17 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 13545 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 07 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC |
Report Received Date: Mar, 17 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 22 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with dual leaf spring type air ride suspensions and vehicles built with single leaf spring type air ride suspensions. rear suspension springs can fracture through the center bolt hole after vehicle assembly. |
Consequence Summary: If undetected, the rear end of the spring could separate from the vehicle causing a hazardous road debris situation. |
| Corrective Summary : For vehicles equipped with single leaf springs, dealers will remove and replace all springs. for vehicles equipped with dual leaf springs, dealers will inspect for cracked springs and replace if cracked. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 7, 2000.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.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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