Recall Detail
FREIGHTLINER / XC / 1998
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 8960 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009444000082388000000011 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: XC | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V223000 | Mfr Campaign Number: FL-243 |
| Component Name: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1997 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 18 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1182 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 03 2000 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC | Report Received Date: Aug, 16 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 18 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motorhome chassis equipped with a side mount radiator and hydraulic system. the filter gasket for the power steering hydraulic fluid can blow out due to pressure spikes in the system. | Consequence Summary: This can result in a loss of power steering fluid and an eventual loss of power assist to the steering if the leak is undetected. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will reconfigure the power steering hydraulic system to eliminate the pressure spikes. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began february 3, 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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