NHTSA campaign 96V043000
Freightliner Recall 96V-043: Service Brakes, Air
NHTSA recall 96V043000 was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on March 4, 1996, with 220 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner FLD for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on April 17, 1996, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 96V043000 (also written 96V-043 or 96V043)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 220 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V043000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Freightliner
Freightliner FLD
- 1996 · Vehicles built January 1, 1996 – January 1, 1996 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V043000.
Defect description
THE BOLTS USED TO MOUNT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO THE AXLES MAY HAVE CRACKS FROM IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT.
Safety consequence
THESE CRACKS COULD CAUSE THE BOLTS TO FAIL ALLOWING THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO SEPARATE FROM THE AXLES INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE ALL BRAKE MOUNTING BOLTS.
Notes
SYSTEM: BRAKES; AIR SYSTEMS. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. NOTE: OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITH A REASONABLE TIME, SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-503-735-8078. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V043000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.