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NHTSA recall 89V082000

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Freightliner Freightliner

Reported May 19, 198980 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORP.Built Mar 1, 1988 – Apr 1, 1989

The defect

Certain steering gear pitman arm pinch bolts may be defective; also, torquing may have been above specification.

The risk

Bolts could fail resulting in loss of steering controlwith potential for an accident.

The remedy

Replace pitman arm pinch bolts.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Freightliner

Notes

System: steering/pitman arm pinch bolts.vehicle description: high cab over engine, long conventional and low cab forwardtrucks with hfb steering gears.

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