FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS recalls and defective parts found on FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2002-2003 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING Recall
2002-2003 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING Units affected: 9602	FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2004-06-07
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT WITH 8,000 OR 6,000 POUND FRONT AXLES AND FOUR-PIECE SPINDLE NUT SETS, PREMATURE FRONT ,WHEEL BEARING WEAR MAY BE CAUSED BY INCONSISTENT BEARING ENDPLAY ADJUSTMENT.
1995-1997 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1995-1997 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 62	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2003-07-10
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES ON THE C8.3G AND L10G ENGINES, THE ECM DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DETECT A THROTTLE FAIL-SAFE ENGINE SHUTDOWN COMMAND. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNANTICIPATED, UNCOMMANDED OPEN THROTTLE CONDITION WITHOUT WARNING.
2000 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Recall
2000 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS	TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Units affected: 2000	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2003-06-17
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCK TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH JOST INTERNATIONAL JSK 37U SERIES FIFTH WHEELS, A FATIGUE CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE BRACKET PIN WELD UNDER CERTAIN LOADING CONDITIONS.
2002 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL Recall
2002 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL Units affected: 73	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2003-05-29
Summary: ON CERTAIN HEAVY TRUCKS AND MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS WESTPORT B GAS PLUS OR C GAS PLUS 6 CYLINDER ENGINES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE CALIBRATION MAY NOT CORRECTLY DETECT A THROTTLE PLATE ACTUATOR FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT IN AN UNCOMMANDED OPEN THROTTLE CONDITION.
1998-2001 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB Recall
1998-2001 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS	SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB Units affected: 5716	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2003-03-21
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRUCK HUB UNITS MANUFACTURED BY SKF EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE ON ARVINMERITOR'S FF98X SERIES NON-DRIVE STEER AXLES, THE HUB UNIT BEARINGS CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.
2002 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Recall
2002 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS	TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Units affected: 733	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2002-12-17
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCK-TRACTOR MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CONMET SIMPLEX STATIONARY OR SLIDING FIFTH-WHEEL, THE CLINCH PINS THAT RETAIN THE FIFTH-WHEEL PIVOT PINS MAY NOT BE FULLY INSTALLED.
2001-2002 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
2001-2002 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 53	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2002-10-17
Summary: ON CERTAIN CREW CAB TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKES, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES FROM THE CHASSIS MOUNTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULATOR VALVE CAN BE DAMAGED BY INTERFERENCE WITH THE CAB MOUNTED AUXILIARY HEATER DUCT.
1994-2002 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE Recall
1994-2002 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS	PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE Units affected: 548	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2002-04-10
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR BRAND 12" X 4" DCM DRUM PARKING BRAKE, THE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO THE FLANGE YOKE ARE TOO LARGE AND CAN INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY DISENGAGE.
2001 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE Recall
2001 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE Units affected: 5176	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2002-01-22
Summary: ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR WABCO PNEUMATIC ANITLOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) VALVE PACKAGES, THE ASSEMBLY BOLTS ON THESE VALVE PACKAGES WERE NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY.
2001 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Recall
2001 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Units affected: 2700	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2001-11-15
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS, FIRE TRUCKS, AND TRANSIT BUSES AND SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES. THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.