1998 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

1998 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1998 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY recalls and defects found on 1998 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 1998 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- SUSPENSION:FRONT
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

Most Recent Recalls For 1998 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1998-2001 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB Recall
1998-2001 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY	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.
1997-2000 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK Recall
1997-2000 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK Units affected: 35405	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2000-08-07
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.
1998-1999 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Recall
1998-1999 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY	STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Units affected: 2588	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 1999-12-29
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.
1998-1999 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB Recall
1998-1999 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY	SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB Units affected: 2976	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 1999-10-26
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE OUTBOARD BEARING ON THE STEERING AXLE HUBS CAN FAIL DUE TO WATER INTRUSION THROUGH A HUBCAP VENT.
1996-1998 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY SUSPENSION:FRONT Recall
1996-1998 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY	SUSPENSION:FRONT Units affected: 22186	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 1998-04-21
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR INTERAXLE DRIVELINE U-JOINTS. DEFLECTOR RINGS, A PART OF THE SYSTEM TO SEAL THE U-JOINTS FROM CONTAMINATES, ARE LOOSE. THIS ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE U-JOINT BEARING AREA RESULT IN DILUTION OF THE LUBRICANT, OXIDATION OF THE BEARING AND SEAL SURFACES, AND LOSS OF LUBRICANT.