Recall Detail
FREIGHTLINER / FLD / 1998
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 7912 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009888000077811000000214 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: FLD | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V181002 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Dec, 22 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 16 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 320 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC | Report Received Date: Jul, 27 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 12 2000 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. the engines can stall because of software problems. | Consequence Summary: Increased steering effort can occur. |
| Corrective Summary : Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall. dealers will update these engines with software changes. | Recall Notes: Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall.owner notification is expected to begin during august 1999.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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