Freightliner Corporation: Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable
Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 12, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 54. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE WITHOUT OPERATOR INTENT CANCAUSE VEHICLE ROLLAWAY AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Freightliner FLC106 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Freightliner FLC106 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 93V004000.
Full record for the 1992 Freightliner FLC106 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →