The defect
THE CENTER BRACKET, ONE OF THE THREE USED TO HOLD THE GRAB HANDLE IN PLACE, CONTAINS A RIVET WHICH MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ALIGN. THIS ALLOWS A SMALL GAP TO EXIST BETWEEN THE RIVET HEAD AND THE BRACKET. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A RING ON A FINGER COULD BE CAUGHT IN THE GAP AND RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY TO A PERSON GETTING OUT OR INTO THE CAB.
The remedy
REMOVE THE RIVET ON EACH CENTER BRACKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner | 1984, 1985 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
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 | 1984 | 0 | 7 |
| Freightliner | 1985 | 2 | 5 |
Other structure recalls in 1986
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the structure; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 86V002000 2 Dec 1986 | AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. |
| 86V118000 26 Aug 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V107000 5 Aug 1986 | ALLOY TRAILERS,INC |
| 86V100000 28 Jul 1986 | THEURER INC. |
| 86V089000 11 Jul 1986 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 86V008000 17 Jan 1986 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986