Recalls › 79V256000

NHTSA recall 79V256000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Drum › Drum

Freightliner Freightliner

Reported Dec 4, 197928 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORP.Built Mar 1, 1978 – Aug 1, 1978

The defect

The involved vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems". The brake drums do not meet with brake recovery requirements. Brakes may be not perform adequately on long downgrades or due to heavy applications of air when the vehicle IS brought to a stop from high speeds.

The remedy

Dealer will replace the brake drums on the drive axle on all involved vehicles at no cost to owner.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

Ask AI about this recallChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Freightliner
1978

Notes

Vehicle description: trucks.system: service brakes; rear brake drum.consequences of defect: loss of braking effectiveness could result in loss ofvehicle control and a vehicle accident.note: the driver IS urged to use extreme caution to avoid these situations byusing low gear on downgrades.