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NHTSA recall 00V019002

Trailer hitches › Fifth wheel assembly

Freightliner Fln

Reported Jan 27, 2000151 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONMaker’s number FL-252Built Mar 1, 1990 – Aug 31, 1992

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with fontaine fifth wheel assemblies. the fifth wheel mounting plates can crack.

The risk

Under the trailer loading, the mounting plate could eventually fail due to fatigue.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the mounting plates that are cracked.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Fln
199019911992

Notes

Freightliner recall no. Fl-252.owner notification began august 7, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or fontaine at 1-800-874-9780.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).