FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

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

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2004 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER SUSPENSION Recall
2004 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER	SUSPENSION Units affected: 634	FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2005-06-14
Summary: CERTAIN FREIGHTLINER TRUCKS AND THOMAS SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH HOLLAND/NEWAY AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS, A TRANSVERSE BEAM CASTING MAY FRACTURE UNDER NORMAL LOADS. IF A CASTING BREAKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON A ROADWAY THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR PIECES OF THE CASTING TO BECOME PROJECTILES AND THE SUSPENSION'S TRANSVERSE BEAM MAY DROP DOWN LOW ENOUGH TO CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE.
2000-2003 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
2000-2003 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 248	FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2005-04-27
Summary: CERTAIN MY 2000-2003 FREIGHTLINER, THOMAS MVP SCHOOL BUS AND WESTERN STARS TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 19, 2000, AND MARCH 30, 2005, AND EQUIPPED WITH WEBASTO COOLANT HEATERS, MODEL DBW 2010, ASSEMBLED WITH WEBASTO BURNER TUBES, P/N 303046/26533A. THE STAINLESS STEEL BURNER TUBE IS MADE OUT OF A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT TO SPECIFICATION AND COULD FAIL PREMATURELY.
1997 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR Recall
1997 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER	PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR Units affected: 2587	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 1998-01-05
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCK/TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A HYDRAULIC PARKING BRAKE. A CASTING ERROR IN THE HYDRAULIC PARKING BRAKE RELAY VALVE CAUSES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH CAN RESULT IN A HYDRAULIC HOSE SEPARATION.
1995-1997 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER STEERING:COLUMN Recall
1995-1997 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER	STEERING:COLUMN Units affected: 2688	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 1996-09-19
Summary: THE FOUR FASTENERS THAT RETAIN THE OUTPUT SHAFT BEARING TO THE STEERING COLUMN TILT/TELESCOPING MECHANISM WAS NOT TORQUED PROPERLY.
1995-1996 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER SUSPENSION Recall
1995-1996 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER	SUSPENSION Units affected: 48	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 1996-07-26
Summary: THE EQUALIZING BEAM SHAFT OF THE TANDEM AXLE SUSPENSION WERE MANUFACTURED FROM AS-ROLLED SAE4140 STEEL RATHER THAN THE SPECIFIED ANNEALED SAE4140. THESE SHAFTS CAN FRACTURE INSIDE THE BEAM AT THE TOE OF THE WELD.
1992 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Recall
1992 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Units affected: 54	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1993-04-26
Summary: WHEN THE FUEL TANKS WERE TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATION 363.67, FUEL TANK CAPS AND/OR FILLER NECK WELDS LEAKED.
1992 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Recall
1992 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Units affected: 160	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1993-04-26
Summary: THE EXHAUST PORT IN THE UP POSITION ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH CAN BLOCK THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM IN FREEZING CONDITIONS.
1988-1993 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CHAMBER Recall
1988-1993 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CHAMBER Units affected: 200	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1993-04-26
Summary: THE SPRING BRAKE CHAMBERS MOUNTED ON TAG AXLES WITH MOUNTING STUDS ALIGNED HORIZONTALLY INSTEAD OF VERTICALLY CAN RESULT IN FRACTURE OF THE BRAKE CHAMBER HOUSING BASE WHICH LIMITS THE APPLICATION OF SERVICE BRAKES ON THE AFFECTED WHEEL.
1990 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Recall
1990 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER	STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Units affected: 1061	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 1991-01-02
Summary: THE STEERING WHEEL HUB TAPER MAY BE LARGER THAN THE SPECIFIED TOLERANCES.
1987-1988 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER WHEELS:CENTER SECTION Recall
1987-1988 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER	WHEELS:CENTER SECTION Units affected: 19000	FREIGHTLINER CORP. Report Date: 1989-09-18
Summary: NUTS THAT RETAIN THE WHEEL HUBS ON THE TANDEM DRIVE AXLES MAY NOT BE PROPERLY TORQUED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.