Recall Detail
FREIGHTLINER / CENTURY / 1999
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 7958 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009880000080595000000020 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CENTURY | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V359000 | Mfr Campaign Number: FL-251 |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 26 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 31 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2588 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 08 2000 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC | Report Received Date: Dec, 29 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 10 2000 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. the tie rod ends can fracture due to low stress, high cycle, reversed bending fatigue resulting from a system resonance. | Consequence Summary: Loss of steering control could occur, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the tie rod ends and tube assembly. | Recall Notes: Freightliner recall no. fl-251.owner notification began may 8, 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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