The defect
THE LOCATION OF THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE DOOR LATCH MAY BE OUT OF TOLERANCE, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE DOOR TO OPEN, IF JARRED.
The risk
AN OPEN DOOR WOULD SUBJECT THE OCCUPANT OF THE CAB TOPOSSIBLE EJECTION.
The remedy
REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY WITH A MODIFIED ONE IF THE SPECIFIED MINIMUM FREE TRAVEL IS NOT ACHIEVED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Class 8 | 1991 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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 Class 8 | 1991 | 1 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1991
9 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the structure; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 91V199000 15 Nov 1991 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 91V165000 23 Sept 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V145000 4 Sept 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V135000 19 Aug 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V136000 19 Aug 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V089000 4 Jun 1991 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 91V028000 13 Feb 1991 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 91V026000 12 Feb 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991