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NHTSA recall 87V019000

Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf spring assembly › Hanger/bracket

Freightliner Freightliner

Reported Feb 19, 198783 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORP.Built Mar 1, 1986 – Jan 1, 1987

The defect

Welds joining the axle support bracket to the rear drive axle may be defective due to insufficient coverage and/or penetration.

The risk

Welds could fail, resulting in rear axle separating fromthe suspension.

The remedy

Remove existing welds and reweld by a certified welder.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Freightliner

Notes

System: axle support bracket welds.vehicle description: high coe and long conventional trucks equipped with tandemdrive hendrickson suspensions and eaton axles.

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