Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
Manufacturer
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
212
Reported to NHTSA
1997-08-04
Owners notified
1997-09-02
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER CAN CONTACT THE SPRING SEAT AS THE BRAKE PADS WEAR.
Safety risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN REDUCED BRAKING INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL OFFSET U-BOLTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE CALIPER AND THE SPRING SEAT.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.