The defect
CORROSION OF THE GRABHANDLE AT ITS MOUNTING SURFACE MAY LEAD TO CRACKING OR LOSS OF STRENGTH.
The risk
FAILURE OF GRABHANDLE DURING USE COULD RESULT INPERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
REPLACE GRABHANDLE AND ITS FASTENER WITH IMPROVED GRABHANDLE; ALSO, INSTALL GASKET BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND AIR STARTER RESERVOIR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner COE | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
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 | 1981 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner COE | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner COE | 1983 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner COE | 1984 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner COE | 1985 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner COE | 1986 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner COE | 1987 | 0 | 4 |
Other structure recalls in 1989
10 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the structure; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 89V225000 18 Dec 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V210000 30 Nov 1989 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 89V188000 7 Nov 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V177000 23 Oct 1989 | MAN TRUCK AND BUS CORP. |
| 89V167000 9 Oct 1989 | LEWIS MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| 89V148000 8 Sept 1989 | METROTRANS CORPORATION |
| 89V131000 4 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V076000 9 May 1989 | ROADRAILER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989