NHTSA recall 97V088000
Structure › Frame and members
Taylor Made Ambulance
The defect
Vehicle description: ambulances built to the specifications of the city of austin, texas, on a freightliner FL-60 chassis. the rear chassis frame rail cracks behind the rear axle.
The risk
The frame rail can crack increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
The city of austin will arrange to have these vehicles repaired. the repair will consist of welding closed a hole in the top frame flange and add a reinforcement plate on the outside of the frame rails and center of the affected area.