Freightliner Corporation: Parking Brake › Conventional
Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 9, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,667. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE CYLINDER ROD CAN SEPARATE FROM THE SOCKET THAT IT IS THREADED INTO DUE TO DEFECTIVE THREADS.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, THE PARKING BRAKE WILL RELEASE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE THE PARK BRAKE CYLINDER.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Oshkosh MT45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Oshkosh MT45 | 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 96V246000.
Full record for the 1996 Oshkosh MT45 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →