NHTSA campaign 99V108000

Freightliner Recall 99V-108: FREIGHTLINER/STEERING COLUMN

NHTSA recall 99V108000 was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on May 5, 1999, with 36 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner FLN106 for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on July 17, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V108000 (also written 99V-108 or 99V108)
Filed by: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Report received: May 5, 1999
Potentially affected: 36 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Owners notified: July 17, 1999

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V108000. 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 FLN106
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built August 31, 1997 – March 5, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V108000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL STEERING. THE STEERING COLUMN WELDS ON THESE VEHICLES CAN FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE STEERING COLUMN TO SEPARATE.

Safety consequence

A COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING ON THE AFFECTED SIDE COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE STEERING COLUMNS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 17, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V108000

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.