Freightliner Corporation: Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 4, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 125. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIRE APPARATUS VEHICLES. THE FRONT BRAKES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."
The risk
INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE VEHICLES.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Freightliner American Lafrance | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner American Lafrance | 0 | 3 | 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 98V051000.
Full record for the 1998 Freightliner American Lafrance → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →