Recall Detail
FREIGHTLINER / XC / 1998
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 9832 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009065000082388000000196 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: XC | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V074001 | Mfr Campaign Number: FL-234 |
| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 24 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 23 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 139 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 18 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC | Report Received Date: Apr, 12 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 15 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty vehicles equipped with meritor rs-17145 rear axles. the weld attaching the spindles to the housing may not have been welded properly. | Consequence Summary: The spindle welds could fracture while in service increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace these housings with new properly-manufactured housings. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began november 18, 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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