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NHTSA recall 99V181002

Electrical system › Ignition › Module

Freightliner Flc and 3 more

Reported Jul 27, 1999320 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONBuilt Dec 22, 1998 – Jul 16, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. the engines can stall because of software problems.

The risk

Increased steering effort can occur.

The remedy

Caterpillar IS conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall. Dealers will update these engines with software changes.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Flc
19981999
Freightliner Fld
19981999
Freightliner Fln
19981999
Sterling L Line
19981999

Notes

Caterpillar IS conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall.owner notification IS expected to begin during august 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).