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NHTSA recall 84V042000

Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system › Fan

Freightliner Freightliner

Reported Mar 29, 19848,500 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORP.Built Sep 1, 1983 – Mar 1, 1984

The defect

Engine cooling fan IS made of a plastic outer ring and blade molded to a metal center. The fan blades can separate from the hub and disintegrate without warning.

The remedy

Immediate replacement of defective fan with an all metal fan will be done free of charge.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Freightliner
19831984

Notes

Vehicle description: heavy trucks.system: engine and engine cooling; cooling fan.consequences of defect: should blade separation and disintegration occur whilethe vehicle IS being serviced with the cab tilted or hood released and theengine running, severe bodily injury may result.