NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Equipment Query EQ08-008: FREIGHTLINER AAC AXLE STEERING BOLTS
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Equipment Query EQ08-008 on May 27, 2008 and closed it on August 25, 2008. NHTSA's investigations file lists 6 Freightliner models for it and links recalls 08V-354 and 08V-393 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- EQ08-008 (also written EQ08008)
- Investigation type
- Equipment Query An administrative investigation that reviews recall reports to confirm that the equipment suppliers and vehicle manufacturers involved in an equipment recall have filed the recall reports required of them.
- Status
- Closed August 25, 2008
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Component
- Power Train — Axle Assembly
- Recalls linked by NHTSA
- Vehicles and equipment
- 6 Freightliner models, including the MT-45 and MT-55
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Equipment Query EQ08-008.
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ON 7/3/07 FREIGHTLINER LLC FILED A 573 DEFECT REPORT STATING CERTAIN FREIGHTLINER PRODUCED CHASSIS CONTAINED AAC AXLE STEERING ARM BOLTS CONTAIN A LATCH LEVER PIVOT BOLT ASSEMBLY THAT MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED.OVER-TIGHTENED STEERING ARM BOLTS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE. SHOULD THESE BOLTS BREAK APART, STEERING LOSS IS POSSIBLE LEADING TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH.RMD MAILED INFORMATION REQUEST LETTERS TO 7 VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS ON 6/24/2008.
GULF STREAM COACH & TIFFIN MOTORHOMES FILED 573 DEFECT INFORMATION REPORTS, 08V-354 AND 08V-393, RESPECTIVELY.4 OEMS, DOUBLE K, GLAVAL BUS, MORGAN OLSON, & UTILIMASTER CORP., SUPPLIED MAKE/MODEL INFORMATION.SUPREME CORP'S INVENTORY WAS RETURNED TO ANOTHER PARTY AS A MODIFICATION DEAL FELL THROUGH AND NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE CHASSIS.OWNER INFORMATION WAS FORWARDED TO FREIGHTLINER SO A NOTIFICATION CAN BE MAILED TO THAT CUSTOMER.THIS EQ IS CLOSED.IR RESPONSES CAN BE FOUND BELOW OR IN THE DOCUMENT REPOSITORY.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Equipment Query EQ08-008. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
What an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for EQ08-008
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.