The defect
THE HANDHOLD MOUNTING SYSTEM, WHICH CONSISTS OF A TUBULAR HANDLE HELD IN THREE PLACES BY CAST ALUMINUM BRACKETS AND ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD. VIBRATION FROM THIS SYSTEM CAUSES THE HANDHOLD PARTS TO WEAR. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE PARTS WEAR THIN THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE HANDHOLD MIGHT GIVE WAY UNDER THE WEIGHT OF A DRIVER. THIS COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
REPLACE THE END BRACKETS WITH A MODIFIED DESIGN UTILIZING A RUBBER ISOLATER. ALSO, ADD A PLASTIC SLEEVE TO THE CENTER BRACKET FOR ISOLATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner COE | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
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 COE | 1983 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner COE | 1984 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner COE | 1985 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner COE | 1986 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1984 | 1 | 4 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1985 | 0 | 7 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1986 | 1 | 6 |
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. |
| 86V107000 5 Aug 1986 | ALLOY TRAILERS,INC |
| 86V100000 28 Jul 1986 | THEURER INC. |
| 86V089000 11 Jul 1986 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 86V011000 28 Jan 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V008000 17 Jan 1986 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986