The defect
FASTENERS THAT RETAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE PIVOT TUBE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TORQUED.
The risk
BRAKE PEDALS COULD DETACH FROM THE PIVOT TUBE WHILE TRUCKIS IN OPERATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REINSTALL BRAKE PEDAL CLAMP FASTENERS WITH LOCTITE AND TORQUE PROPERLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Conventional | 1988 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
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 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1988
8 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 88V144000 29 Aug 1988 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 88V136000 15 Aug 1988 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 88V111000 8 Jul 1988 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 88V109000 6 Jul 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V106000 1 Jul 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V069000 25 Apr 1988 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
| 88V002000 12 Jan 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988