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NHTSA recall 97V090002

Power train › Automatic transmission › Lever and linkage › Column shift

Freightliner MB-60 and 5 more

Reported Sep 2, 19971,993 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONBuilt Aug 2, 1995 – Dec 18, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: medium and heavy duty trucks chassis equipped with allison 500 series transmission and a bendix 9X3 power apply park brake system. the cam lever of the powered apply brake can move forward, because a hole in the transmission mounting boss was drilled too deep.

The risk

This can allow the cam lever to become disengaged from the parking brake shoes. the operator would have no warning that the parking brake was not applied allowing the vehicle to move unexpectedly.

The remedy

Dealers will install shims in the drilled area of the automatic transmission park brake pivot pin hole.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner MB-60
19961997
Freightliner MB-70
19961997
Freightliner MB-80
19961997
Freightliner MT
199219931994199519961997
Freightliner VB
1992199319941995
Freightliner XB
199219931994199519961997

Notes

Owner notification:owner notification IS expected to begin september 29,1997. Note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712, 7 a.m. To 3:30 p.m., pacific time. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.