Freightliner Corporation: Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 2, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,993. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH ALLISON 500 SERIES TRANSMISSION AND A BENDIX 9X3 POWER APPLY PARK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CAM LEVER OF THE POWERED APPLY BRAKE CAN MOVE FORWARD, BECAUSE A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTING BOSS WAS DRILLED TOO DEEP.
The risk
THIS CAN ALLOW THE CAM LEVER TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES. THE OPERATOR WOULD HAVE NO WARNING THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL SHIMS IN THE DRILLED AREA OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK BRAKE PIVOT PIN HOLE.
22 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Freightliner MB-60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner MB-70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner MB-80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner MT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner XB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Freightliner MB-60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Freightliner MB-70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Freightliner MB-80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Freightliner MT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Freightliner XB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Freightliner MT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Freightliner VB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Freightliner XB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Freightliner MT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Freightliner VB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Freightliner XB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Freightliner MT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Freightliner VB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Freightliner XB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Freightliner MT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Freightliner VB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Freightliner XB | 0 | 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 97V090002.
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