The defect
INCORRECT SIZE AIR BRAKE ACTUATOR CHAMBERS WERE INSTALLED ON THE DRIVE AXLES.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE.
The remedy
REPLACE DRIVE AXLE BRAKE CHAMBERS WITH CORRECT SIZE CHAMBERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Conventional | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:CHAMBER
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 service brakes, air recalls in 1987
12 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the service brakes, air; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 87V174000 12 Nov 1987 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 87V160000 14 Oct 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V158000 6 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V145000 15 Sept 1987 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 87V130000 14 Aug 1987 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 87V123000 5 Aug 1987 | ESTABLISHMENT INDUSTRIES |
| 87V121000 3 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V112000 20 Jul 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987