Freightliner Corporation: Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical
Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on May 9, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,050. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER MAY NOT TRAVEL FAR ENOUGH OVER CENTER TO ASSURE THAT IT REMAINS IN THE PROPER POSITION ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY WHILE PARKED.
The risk
IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY PARKED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE CORRECT POSITION, AND IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A GRADE, IT COULD UNINTENTIONALLY ROLL AWAY INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER WITH A LEVER THAT REQUIRES A 25 LB. EFFORT TO RELEASE.
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 95V094000.
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