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NHTSA recall 99V065000

Service brakes, air

Freightliner Business Class

Reported Mar 29, 1999142 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONMaker’s number FL-232Built Oct 15, 1996 – Dec 21, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with a bendix anti-lock braking system (ABS). the rear axle ABS modulating valves may be plumbed incorrectly.

The risk

This can cause the rear axle service brakes, when in the ABS mode, to not modulate as intended.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect the rear axle ABS modulating valve supply and outlet port for correct plumbing and re-plumb if necessary.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Business Class
199619971998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during may 1999. 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 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).