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NHTSA recall 99V074001

Power train › Axle assembly › Banjo housing

Freightliner XC

Reported Apr 12, 1999139 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONMaker’s number FL-234Built Sep 24, 1998 – Nov 23, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty vehicles equipped with meritor rs-17145 rear axles. the weld attaching the spindles to the housing may not have been welded properly.

The risk

The spindle welds could fracture while in service increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace these housings with new properly-manufactured housings.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner XC
1998

Notes

Owner notification began november 18, 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 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).