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NHTSA recall 98V003000

Parking brake › Conventional › Air

Freightliner Freightliner

Reported Jan 5, 19982,587 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONBuilt Mar 1, 1997 – Oct 12, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: truck/trailers equipped with a hydraulic parking brake. a casting error in the hydraulic parking brake relay valve causes excessive pressure in the brake system which can result in a hydraulic hose separation.

The risk

If this occurs, the power steering assist will be lost and the brakes will be operating from the back-up system.

The remedy

Dealers will install a check valve modification kit to reduce the system pressure.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Freightliner
1997

Notes

Owner notification began march 4,1998. 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 contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).