The defect
THE INTERAXLE DRIVELINE U-JOINTS MAY FAIL AT LOW MILEAGE DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION IN THE U-JOINT DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.
The risk
THE DRIVELINE COULD SEPARATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICHCOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE DAMAGE TO TRUCKS, NEARBY VEHICLES, AND INJURY TO ANYONEIN THE AREA WHEN DRIVELINE SEPARATION OCCURS.
The remedy
REMOVE AND REPLACE THE INTERAXLE U-JOINTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner FLA | 1991 |
| Freightliner FLC | 1991 |
| Freightliner FLD | 1991 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
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 FLA | 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| Freightliner FLC | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLD | 1991 | 0 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 1991
25 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the power train; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 91V214000 6 Dec 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V198000 14 Nov 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V189001 4 Nov 1991 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 91V189000 4 Nov 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V183000 21 Oct 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V184000 21 Oct 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V196000 21 Oct 1991 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 91V179000 9 Oct 1991 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991