Fruehauf Corporation: Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Fruehauf Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 26, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 13. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
AN INNER WHEEL BEARING CONE MAY BE MISSING ON SOME OF THESE TRAILERS.
The risk
WITHOUT AN INNER BEARING CONE, THE WHEEL USES THE OIL SEAL AS THE INNER LOAD SUPPORT. UNDER THIS LOAD, THE OIL SEAL DETERIORATES CAUSING THE OIL CONTAINED IN THE WHEEL CAVITY TO SEEP AND THE BRAKE DRUM TO RESTAND DRAG ON THE BRAKE LINING. DRAGGING BRAKES CAN CAUSE INADVERTENT OR ERRATIC BRAKING AND/OR OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE DRUM WHICH, IN CONTACTING THE SEEPING OIL CAN START A FIRE IN THE AFFECTED WHEEL ASSEMBLY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS AND THE AXLE SPINDLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR EXCESSIVE WEAR. DEALERS WILL REPLACE AND REPAIR AS REQUIRED.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Fruehauf Fruehauf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Fruehauf Trailer | 1 | 1 | 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 95V121000.
Full record for the 1995 Fruehauf Fruehauf → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →