The defect
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT CAN DEVELOP.
The risk
SHORT CIRCUIT COULD RESULT IN TRUCKS CATCHING FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE EXISTING PICTURE FRAME TYPE BATTERY RETAINER WITH AN I FRAME RETAINER AND INSTALL CONVOLUTED TUBING OVER POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Conventional | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
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 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1987
14 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the electrical system; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 87V197000 29 Dec 1987 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 87V177000 17 Nov 1987 | AUSTIN ROVER CARS NA, INC |
| 87V164000 22 Oct 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 87V156000 1 Oct 1987 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 87V135000 1 Sept 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V104000 13 Jul 1987 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 87V103000 10 Jul 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V099000 7 Jul 1987 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987