The issue
On certain vehicles, fatigue cracks can initiate in the weld joining the bracket pin to its mounting flange on the fifth wheel assembly. Weld failures could lead to the loss of the pin and the potential separation of the fifth wheel top plate from its mounting structure without warning. Correction: Dealers will replace the bracket pins.
Description (français)
Sur certains véhicules, des fissures de fatigue peuvent se développer dans la soudure joignant le support de l'axe de la sellette d'attelage à sa bride de montage. Si la soudure se brise, l'axe peut tomber et le plateau d'accouplement de la sellette pourrait alors se détacher sans avertissement de sa structure de montage. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront remplacer les supports d'axe des sellettes d'attelage.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Argosy | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Freightliner CENTURY S/T | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Freightliner Classic | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Freightliner Classic XL | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Freightliner FL112 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Freightliner FLD | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Freightliner FLD SD | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Sterling AT9500 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Western Star 4900 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
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 Argosy | 1999 | 0 | 9 |
| Freightliner Argosy | 2000 | 0 | 7 |
| Freightliner Argosy | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Argosy | 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| Freightliner Argosy | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 1999 | 1 | 5 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 2000 | 1 | 9 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 2001 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 2003 | 7 | 1 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| Freightliner Classic | 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| Freightliner Classic | 2000 | 2 | 1 |
| Freightliner Classic | 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| Freightliner Classic | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner Classic XL | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner Classic XL | 2003 | 0 | 1 |