| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V085000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FREIGHTLINER |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
FL-70 |
| Model Year: |
1997 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
FL-230 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
19970701 - 19980531 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1935 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19990528 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19990528 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| Report Received Date: |
19990420 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19990429 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVELINE PARKING BRAKE. THE FASTENERS THAT CONNECT THE END OF TRANSMISSION COMPANION FLANGE TO THE PARK DRUM AND DRIVELINE MAY LOOSEN. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THIS IS UNDETECTED, THE FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND EVENTUALLY SHEAR OFF ALLOWING THE DRIVELINE TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FLANGE FASTENERS FOR PROPER TORQUE AND REPLACE ANY FASTENERS FOUND LOOSE. IF THE FASTENERS ARE FOUND TO BE PROPERLY TORQUED, THEY WILL BE REMOVED, PERMALOCK WILL BE ADDED, AND THEN RETORQUED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS. |