The defect
FATIGUE CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE FRONT AXLE KNUCKLE SUPPPORT ON HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLES THAT CAN CAUSE KNUCKLE FAILURE.
The risk
KNUCKLE FAILURE CAN RESULT IN POSSIBLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATION AND A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE KNUCKLE ASSEMBLIES WITH A REDESIGNED KNUCKLE THAT HAS A RADIUS IN THE AREA WHERE CRACKS HAVE BEEN FOUND.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner FLA | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Freightliner FLC | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Freightliner FLD | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Freightliner FLT | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
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 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLA | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLA | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner FLA | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner FLC | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLC | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLC | 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLC | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLD | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLD | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLD | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner FLD | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner FLT | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLT | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLT | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLT | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1994
23 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the steering; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 94V249000 30 Dec 1994 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 94V244000 12 Dec 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V233001 22 Nov 1994 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 94V206000 21 Oct 1994 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 94V192000 9 Oct 1994 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 94V001000 5 Oct 1994 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 94V189000 4 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V170000 14 Sept 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994