Freightliner Corporation: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 4, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 212. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER CAN CONTACT THE SPRING SEAT AS THE BRAKE PADS WEAR.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN REDUCED BRAKING INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL OFFSET U-BOLTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE CALIPER AND THE SPRING SEAT.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Oshkosh MC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Oshkosh MC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Oshkosh MC | 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 97V123000.
Full record for the 1996 Oshkosh MC → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →