Freightliner Corporation: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 2, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 205. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE BUNK SUPPORT BRACKET CAN FRACTURE ALLOWING THE BUNK TO DROP.
The risk
THE BUNK COULD FALL WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING AN OCCUPANT SITTING IN THE LOWER BUNK CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BUNK SUPPORT BRACKET REINFORCEMENT KIT.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Freightliner FLD | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 Freightliner FLD | 0 | 4 | 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 96V125000.
Full record for the 1996 Freightliner FLD → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →