Recalls › 77V010000

NHTSA recall 77V010000

Power train › Axle assembly

Freightliner White

Reported Jan 1, 19771,000 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORP.

The defect

The rear hanger brackets on the involved vehicles may develop cracks. These cracks could progress and cause brackets to fail completely. Because the brackets are located on the underside of the axle housings, failure of the brackets could cause one axle of the set of axles to separate from the chassis.

The remedy

Dealer will replace suspect hanger brackets with new brackets of a different part number, without charge to owner.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner White
19671968196919701971197219731974

Notes

Vehicle description: trucks equipped with neway or ridewell suspension.system: suspension; hanger brackets.consequences of defect: axle separation could occur without prior warning andcould cause loss of vehicle control and an accident.