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NHTSA recall 99V223000

Steering › Hydraulic power assist system

Freightliner XC

Reported Aug 16, 19991,182 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONMaker’s number FL-243Built Jul 1, 1997 – Nov 18, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: motorhome chassis equipped with a side mount radiator and hydraulic system. the filter gasket for the power steering hydraulic fluid can blow out due to pressure spikes in the system.

The risk

This can result in a loss of power steering fluid and an eventual loss of power assist to the steering if the leak IS undetected.

The remedy

Dealers will reconfigure the power steering hydraulic system to eliminate the pressure spikes.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner XC
199719981999

Notes

Owner notification began february 3, 2000. 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).