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NHTSA recall 98V156001

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm

Oshkosh MB and 2 more

Reported Jul 24, 1998449 vehicles affectedOSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATIONBuilt Apr 5, 1993 – Jun 4, 1995

The defect

Vehicle description: walk-in van and bus shuttle chassis equipped with meritor model fc-921 front axles. stress cracks can occur in the left front axle steering knuckle.

The risk

This condition can lead to loss of steering control.

The remedy

Freightliner IS conducting the owner notification for this campaign. dealers will replace the left hand steering knuckle with a newly designed knuckle with a larger cross section in the area that was cracking.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Oshkosh MB
199319941995
Oshkosh MT
199319941995
Oshkosh XB
199319941995

Notes

Owner notification began august 21, 1998. Owners should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 if their vehicle IS experiencing any steering difficulties. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).