The issue
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT CAN DEVELOP BETWEEN A POSITIVE BATTERY POST AND THE BATTERY RETAINER FRAME. THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE MAY ALSO CHAFE ON THE BATTERY RETAINER FRAME AND RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT AND POSSIBLE FIRE. CORRECTION: "PICTURE FRAME" BATTERY RETAINER WILL BE REPLACED WITH "I-FRAME" TYPE BATTERY RETAINER AND CONVOLUTED TUBING WILL BE INSTALLED OVER POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE.
Description (français)
Un court-circuit peut se produire entre la borne positive et le cadre de retenue de la batterie. Le câble positif de la batterie peut également frotter contre le cadre de retenue et s'user au point de provoquer un court-circuit. La défectuosité peut entraîner un incendie.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Conventional | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Conventional | 1985 | 0 | 7 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1986 | 1 | 6 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1987 | 0 | 4 |