1973 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER Recalls
Item Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
Date Announced: 10/15/1973
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: FREIGHTLINER CAMPAIGN NO FL0023. WITH ALUMINUM FUEL TANK BAND ASSEMBLIES.POSSIBILITY THAT THE ALUMINUM FUEL TANK BAND ASSEMBLIES MAY BECOME LOOSE INSERVICE OR MAY CRACK AND BREAK DUE TO OVER TIGHTENING OF EYE BOLTS. IF EITHEROF THESE CONDITIONS EXISTS, THE FUEL TANK MAY BECOME LOOSE. (CORRECT BYREPLACING ALUMINUM BANDS WITH STEEL BANDS).
Item Affected: WHEELS
Date Announced: 08/14/1973
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: FREIGHTLINER CAMPAIGN NO FL-0019. MODELS EQUIPPED WITH EATON DRIVE AXLES.BUILT 2/1 THRU 6/5 1973. POSSIBILITY THAT THE LOCK NUT SAFETY PLATE BETWEENTHE INNER AND OUTER WHEEL BEARING LOCK NUTS HAD NOT BEEN BENT OVER AND LOCKEDTO THE OUTER NUT. THIS CONDITION, IF IT EXISTS, COULD EVENTYALLY RESULT INLOSS OF WHEEL. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING BEARING WHERE NECESSARY).
Item Affected: WHEELS:CENTER SECTION
Date Announced: 03/12/1974
Description of Recall:
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Notes: TRUCK TRACTOR. BUILT OCT. 1973 TO MAR. 8,1974. POSSIBILITY THAT FORGEDALUMINUM DROP CENTER DISC WHEELS WERE MACHINED OUTSIDE OF TOLERANCES IN SUCH AWAY AS TO IMPOSE SEVERE STRESSES ON THE WHEEL HUB. THIS CONDITION, IF ITEXISTS, CAN CAUSE FATIGUE FAILURE IN THE CAST ALUMINUM HUB. (CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND REPLACING WHEELS AND HUBS WHERE NECESSARY).
Item Affected: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Date Announced: 09/16/1974
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: FREIGHTLINER CAMPAIGN NO FL-0032, FL-0029, FL-0154. TRACTOR. POSSIBILITY THATTHE FIFTH WHEEL SLIDER ASSEMBLY MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE SADDLE PLATE ADJACENTTO THE WELDS FOR THE FIFTH WHEEL BRACKETS. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS THE FIFTHWHEEL COULD DISCONNECT FROM THE SLIDER PLATE ASSEMBLY. (CORRECT BY INSPECTINGAND REPLACING SADDLE ASSEMBLY WHERE NECESSARY).
Item Affected: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Date Announced: 12/02/1975
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: FREIGHTLINER CAMPAIGN NO FL-0037. EQUIPPED WITH ASF-400C. POSSIBILITY THATTHE ASF-400C TAPERLOC SADDLE ASSEMBLY SLIDER MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE WELDTHAT ATTACHES THE BRACKETS TO THE SLIDER SADDLE PLATE. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTTHE FIFTH WHEEL COULD DISCONNECT FROM THE SLIDER PLATE ASSEMBLY. (CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND REPLACING SADDLE WHERE NECESSARY).
Item Affected: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET
Date Announced: 09/18/1974
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: FREIGHTLINER CAMPAIGN NO FL-0028. TRACTOR. POSSIBILITY THAT THE SUSPENSIONBEAM HANGER BRACKETS ON THE TANDEM REAR AXLES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS AFTER 200,000MILESOF OVER-THE-ROAD SERVICE. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS IT CAN EVENTUALLYCAUSE THE BRACKETS TO FAIL AND CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THISRECALL SUPPLEMENTS 71-0071 INITIATED ON APRIL 23, 1971 FOR THE SAME DEFECT.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING BRACKETS WHERE NECESSARY).
Item Affected: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Date Announced: 05/01/1974
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: TRACTOR. BUILT JUNE 1,1973 TO APRIL 25, 1974. POSSIBILITY THAT THECROSSMEMBER IN THE TOW HITCH ATTACHMENT AREA MAY DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS. THISCONDITION, IF IT EXISTS, CAN ULTIMATELY ALLOW THE TOW HITCH TO SEPARATE FROMTHE CROSSMEMBER. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND MODIFYING ALL CROSSMEMBERS BYADDING A DOUBLE PLATE BEHIND TOW HITCH ATTACHING BOLTS).
Item Affected: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Date Announced: 11/25/1974
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: FREIGHTLINER CAMPAIGN NO FL-0030. TRUCKS. POSSIBILITY THAT THE CROSSMEMBERSMAY DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE TOW HITCH BRACING RODS. IF THIS OCCURS ITCOULD ALLOW THE TOW HITCH CROSSMEMBERS TO SEPARATE FROM THE BRACING RODS AND/ORTHE CHASSIS FRAME MEMBERS. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND MODIFYING THECROSSMEMBER BRACING SYSTEM).
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS
Date Announced: 06/23/1975
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: TRUCK. MANF'D AFTER AUG. 1967. POSSIBILITY THAT FATIGUE CRACKS CAN DEVELOPIN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AROUND THE PIVOT PIN HOLES. (CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND REPLACING PEDAL WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN)
Item Affected: STEERING:LINKAGES
Date Announced: 12/27/1977
Description of Recall: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES CONTAIN DEFECTIVE BALL STUDS THAT WERE IMPROPERLY HEAT-TREATED AND THUS CONTAIN CRACKS. THESE STUDS, LOCATED IN THE PITMAN ARM, COULD EVENTUALLY FRACTURE IN THE THREADED PORTION UNDER THE RETAINING NUT.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PITMAN ARM BALL STUD WITH A NEW ONE, WITHOUT CHARGE.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY TRUCKS.SYSTEM: STEERING; BALL STUD.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD RESULT, CAUSING LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Item Affected: TRAILER HITCHES
Date Announced: 03/21/1980
Description of Recall: CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE TRUCK"S REAR TOWING CROSSMEMBER WHICH SUPPORTS THE TRAILER HITCH AND TO WHICH THE SAFETY CABLES ARE ATTACHED. SHOULD THESE CRACKS PROGRESS TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE SEPARATION, THE CROSSMEMBER AND THE TRAILER COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRUCK.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE "A" FRAMES AND ANY OTHER DAMAGED PARTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A REAR TOWING CROSSMEMBER AND "A"FRAME ASSEMBLY.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; REAR TOWING CROSSMEMBER.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TRAILER DETACHMENT CAN OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING,RESULTING IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
