CENTURY: SUSPENSION:FRONT

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	98V085000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	FREIGHTLINER
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	CENTURY
Model Year:	1997
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	SUSPENSION:FRONT
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Manufacturered:	19960401 - 19980331
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	22186
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19980713
Recall Initiated By:	19980713
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	FREIGHTLINER LLC
Report Received Date:	19980421
Record Creation Date:	19980428
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect 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.
Consequence Summary:	IF THIS PROBLEM GOES UNDETECTED, THE INTERAXLE DRIVELINE CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Corrective Summary:	DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE U-JOINTS WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN U-JOINTS.

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