FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL recalls and defective parts found on FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL 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 CONVENTIONAL

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2002 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Recall
2002 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL	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.
1996 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL SUSPENSION:REAR Recall
1996 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL	SUSPENSION:REAR Units affected: 1410	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 1996-11-20
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EATON DRIVE AXLES AND AXILOK SPINDLE NUTS. THE DRIVE AXLE HOUSINGS CONSIST OF A PLATE STEEL CENTER SECTION AND TWO FORGED SPINDLES, ONE OF WHICH IS WELDED TO EACH END OF THE CENTER SECTION. EACH SPINDLE CONTAINS A KEYWAY SLOT IN WHICH THE LOCKING TAB FOR THE WHEEL BEARING NUT LOCKING MECHANISM IS INSERTED. THE LENGTH OF THE KEYWAY SLOT MAY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE THE TAB CAUSING THE TAB TO BE DEFORMED OR DAMAGED DURING INSTALLATION.
1988 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Recall
1988 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Units affected: 4513	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1988-10-24
Summary: FASTENERS THAT RETAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE PIVOT TUBE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TORQUED.
1984-1988 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL STEERING:LINKAGES Recall
1984-1988 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL	STEERING:LINKAGES Units affected: 92	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1988-10-11
Summary: STEERING ARM MAY FAIL IF USED ON EATON EFA12F4 FROM AXLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROSS HFB70 POWER STEERING GEAR.
1982-1983 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Recall
1982-1983 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Units affected: 19898	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1988-08-16
Summary: THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CONTROL RESISTORS CAN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS OVERHEAT AND STALL.
1985-1987 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Recall
1985-1987 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Units affected: 180	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1987-12-18
Summary: FASTENER THAT CONNECTS THE HARNESS BELT D RING TO THE B PILLAR MAY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH TO PROVIDE FULL THREAD ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ANCHORAGE WELD NUT.
1985-1987 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:CHAMBER Recall
1985-1987 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:CHAMBER Units affected: 41	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1987-09-15
Summary: INCORRECT SIZE AIR BRAKE ACTUATOR CHAMBERS WERE INSTALLED ON THE DRIVE AXLES.
1985-1987 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES Recall
1985-1987 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES Units affected: 3250	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1987-02-19
Summary: UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT CAN DEVELOP.
1983-1986 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Recall
1983-1986 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Units affected: 102	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1986-10-20
Summary: SEAT BELTS CAN LOOSEN AS THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DRIVER AND PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
1983-1986 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURE:BODY Recall
1983-1986 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL	STRUCTURE:BODY Units affected: 6800	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1986-08-26
Summary: THE HANDHOLD MOUNTING SYSTEM, WHICH CONSISTS OF A TUBULAR HANDLE HELD IN THREE PLACES BY CAST ALUMINUM BRACKETS AND ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD. VIBRATION FROM THIS SYSTEM CAUSES THE HANDHOLD PARTS TO WEAR. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE PARTS WEAR THIN THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE HANDHOLD MIGHT GIVE WAY UNDER THE WEIGHT OF A DRIVER. THIS COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.