Freightliner Corporation: Parking Brake › Driveline
Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 20, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,935. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVELINE PARKING BRAKE. THE FASTENERS THAT CONNECT THE END OF TRANSMISSION COMPANION FLANGE TO THE PARK DRUM AND DRIVELINE MAY LOOSEN.
The risk
IF THIS IS UNDETECTED, THE FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND EVENTUALLY SHEAR OFF ALLOWING THE DRIVELINE TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FLANGE FASTENERS FOR PROPER TORQUE AND REPLACE ANY FASTENERS FOUND LOOSE. IF THE FASTENERS ARE FOUND TO BE PROPERLY TORQUED, THEY WILL BE REMOVED, PERMALOCK WILL BE ADDED, AND THEN RETORQUED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Freightliner FL-50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Freightliner FL-60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 Freightliner FL-70 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner FL-50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner FL-60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner FL-70 | 3 | 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 99V085000.
Full record for the 1998 Freightliner FL-50 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →