Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V180000
FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-09-04.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
FREIGHTLINER CAMPAIGN NO FL0021.EQUIPPED WITH WESTERN UNIT STABLE AIRSUSPENSION MODELS, BUILT7/1/72 THRU 8/27/73.POSSIBILITY THAT ONE OF THETANDEM AXLES MAY BREAK LOOSE FROM THE SUSPENSION, DUE TO WELDMENT FAILURE OFU-BOLT PAD TO AXLE.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REWELDING WERE NECESSARY.ALSOINSTALL SAFETY BALE AROUND AXLE HOUSING TO THE U-BOLT PAD).
2 model years across 2 models.
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