| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 8322 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: STERLING |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010458000088532000000015 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: A LINE | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V108000 | Mfr Campaign Number: FL-257 |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 05 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 12 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 144 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 09 2000 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC | Report Received Date: Apr, 07 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 28 2000 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: conventional heavy duty trucks. the tie rod cross tubes could fracture due to fatigue caused by a system resonance. | Consequence Summary: Loss of steering control could occur, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove and replace the 1 1/2 inch tie rod cross tubes with a 1 3/4" tube. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 9, 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 10800-547-0712.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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