The defect
AS THE BRAKE PADS WEAR, THE BRAKE CALIPER TRAVEL MAY BE LIMITED BY INTERFERENCE WITH THE MAIN SUPPORT MEMBER (Z-BAR SPRING) OF THE SUSPENSION.
The risk
LIMITED BRAKE CALIPER TRAVEL CAN PREVENT FULL BRAKETORQUE APPLICATION ON THE DRIVE AXLE, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES.
The remedy
BENDIX WILL SUPPLY REPLACEMENT BRAKE CALIPERS FOR AFFECTED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner FL-70 | 1992, 1993 |
| Freightliner FL60 | 1992, 1993 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
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 | 1992 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner FL-70 | 1993 | 2 | 4 |
| Freightliner FL60 | 1992 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner FL60 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1993
20 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 93V214000 14 Dec 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V205000 7 Dec 1993 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 93V188000 12 Nov 1993 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 93V171000 19 Oct 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V156000 24 Sept 1993 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 93V152000 15 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V146000 13 Sept 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V141000 26 Aug 1993 | CRANE CARRIER COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993