1996 Freightliner MT
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1996 Freightliner MT. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
2 recalls name the 1996 Freightliner MT. Newest first.
Vehicle description: walk-in van and shuttle bus chassis equipped with meritor model fc-921 front axles. stress cracks can occur in the left front axle steering knuckle.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition can lead to loss of steering control.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the left hand steering knuckle with a newly designed knuckle with a larger cross section in the area that was cracking.
Vehicle description: medium and heavy duty trucks chassis equipped with allison 500 series transmission and a bendix 9X3 power apply park brake system. the cam lever of the powered apply brake can move forward, because a hole in the transmission mounting boss was drilled too deep.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This can allow the cam lever to become disengaged from the parking brake shoes. the operator would have no warning that the parking brake was not applied allowing the vehicle to move unexpectedly.
Remedy
Dealers will install shims in the drilled area of the automatic transmission park brake pivot pin hole.
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