The defect
BUCKLING OF THE TILT CYLINDERS MAY OCCUR WHILE LOWERING THE VEHICLES CAB DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF THE CAB TILT SYSTEM.
The risk
CAB MAY DROP TO ITS LOWERED POSITION.
The remedy
REPLACE THE 1 1/2 IN. DIAMETER TILT CYLINDERS ON ALL 104 IN. CABS WITH 2 IN. DIAMETER CYLINDERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner COE | 1986, 1987 |
Components: STRUCTURE
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 | 1986 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner COE | 1987 | 0 | 4 |
Other structure recalls in 1987
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the structure; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 87V163000 20 Oct 1987 | DEERE AND COMPANY |
| 87V161000 15 Oct 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V124000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V114000 23 Jul 1987 | CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. |
| 87V096000 2 Jul 1987 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 87V076000 26 May 1987 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 87V046000 3 Apr 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V001000 12 Jan 1987 | NATIONAL AMBULANCE BLDRS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987