THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE NOT ADEQUATELY GREASED.
Safety risk
INADEQUATE GREASE IN THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS CAN CAUSEEARLY FAILURE OF THE BEARING. IF THE OUTER WHEEL BEARING FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLEIS IN MOTION, THE WHEEL CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REMOVE, CLEAN, AND GREASE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND HUBS.
Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable
Manufacturer
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
54
Reported to NHTSA
1993-01-12
Owners notified
1993-02-15
Defect description
THE METAL SHEATHING OF THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE CAN SEPARATE ALLOWING THE INNER LOAD BEARING CABLE TO PULL THROUGH THE HOUSING, RELAXING CABLE TENSION AND RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE.
Safety risk
RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE WITHOUT OPERATOR INTENT CANCAUSE VEHICLE ROLLAWAY AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints recorded for this model year.
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