1997 Freightliner FL-50
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1997 Freightliner FL-50. Newest first.
Vehicle description: trucks equipped with a driveline parking brake. the fasteners that connect the end of transmission companion flange to the park drum and driveline may loosen.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If this IS undetected, the fasteners may fatigue and eventually shear off allowing the driveline to separate, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the flange fasteners for proper torque and replace any fasteners found loose. if the fasteners are found to be properly torqued, they will be removed, permalock will be added, and then retorqued to proper specifications.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Driveline fastener failure
On april 13, 1999, freightliner filed a defect information report received on (april 20, 1999) foapproximately 1,200 FL-50, FL-60, and FL-70 trucks equipped with driveline parking brakes and manufactured from july 1, 1997, through may 31, 1998.the fasteners connecting the transmission companion flange to the park…
On april 13, 1999, freightliner filed a defect information report received on (april 20, 1999) foapproximately 1,200 FL-50, FL-60, and FL-70 trucks equipped with driveline parking brakes and manufactured from july 1, 1997, through may 31, 1998.the fasteners connecting the transmission companion flange to the park brake drum and driveline can loosen.continued operation of the vehicle can result in fatigue failure of the fasteners allowing the driveline to separate.dealers will inspect the fasteners for proper torque.if the fasteners are found loose they will be replaced.if the fasteners are found properly torqued, the nuts will be removed, permalock applied and the nuts re-installed and torqued to specification.freightliner's identification number for this recall IS fl-230. Freightliner notes that ...the beginning and ending dates were determined by the incidence claims, however, only one report was referenced in the defect information report. Freightliner investigated the defect beginning in september 1998, when freightliner received a report of companion flange fasteners loosening and in some cases shearing off.in december 1998, an audit of the assembly plant found that the companion flange fasteners were improperly assembled in that the fasteners were under torqued and no permalock was applied. On march 23, 1999, freightliner decided to conduct a safety recall. The purpose of this rq IS to investigate the scope, chronology, and the timeliness of freightliner's actions.
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