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NHTSA recall 98V001000

Service brakes, air › Antilock › Abs warning light

Freightliner FLC120 and 1 more

Reported Jan 5, 199821 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONBuilt Jul 28, 1997 – Oct 2, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: truck/tractors. these vehicles do not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 121, "air brake systems." continuous power IS to be supplied to the trailer antilock brake system (ABS) circuit. these vehicles were manufactured with a switch installed in the ABS circuit.

The risk

The ABS circuit can be interrupted resulting in a loss of braking action to the towed vehicle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will install an anti-lock power circuit.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner FLC120
1997
Freightliner FLD120
1997

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin by march 31, 1998. Owners who take their vehicle 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.also call the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).