Freightliner Corporation: Service Brakes, Air › Drum › Chamber
Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 6, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,700. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE BRAKE CHAMBER MOUNTING STUDS CAN LOOSEN OR PULL THROUGH DUE TO FATIGUE IN THE BRAKE CHAMBER HOUSING CAUSED BY FOUNDATION BRAKE CHATTER.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL CHANGE THE BRAKE LINING MATERIALS, REPLACE THE WING BRACKET WITH A REINFORCED BRACKET AND INSTALL BRAKE CHAMBERS WITH REINFORCED CHAMBER HOUSING AND LARGER (1/2") MOUNTING STUDS.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Freightliner FL-60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Freightliner FL-70 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Freightliner MB-60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Freightliner MB-70 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Freightliner FL-60 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Freightliner FL-70 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Freightliner MB-60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Freightliner MB-70 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Freightliner FL-60 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Freightliner FL-70 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Freightliner MB-60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Freightliner MB-70 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Freightliner FL-60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Freightliner FL-70 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Freightliner MB-60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Freightliner MB-70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Freightliner FL-60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Freightliner FL-70 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Freightliner MB-60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Freightliner MB-70 | 0 | 5 | 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 95V018000.
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