The defect
RESERVOIR INTERIOR PAINT WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER THE AIR RESERVOIR CHECK VALVE, AND THE VALVE IS NOT PROPERLY SEATED.
The risk
LACK OF PROPER SEATING CAUSES THE RESERVOIRS TO FAILTO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 121.
The remedy
CLEAN AND RESEAT THE AIR CHECK VALVES AS NEEDED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner FL-70 | 1991 |
| Freightliner FL60 | 1991 |
| Freightliner FL80 | 1991 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
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 FL-70 | 1991 | 0 | 7 |
| Freightliner FL60 | 1991 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner FL80 | 1991 | 0 | 4 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1991
8 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the service brakes, air; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 91V218000 16 Dec 1991 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 91V205000 22 Nov 1991 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 91V197000 12 Nov 1991 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 91V194000 4 Nov 1991 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 91V171000 4 Oct 1991 | EOS COACH |
| 91V125000 24 Jul 1991 | LABRIE EQUIPMENT LTD. |
| 91V043000 14 Mar 1991 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991