The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCK/TRACTORS. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." CONTINUOUS POWER IS TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE TRAILER ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CIRCUIT. THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A SWITCH INSTALLED IN THE ABS CIRCUIT.
The risk
THE ABS CIRCUIT CAN BE INTERRUPTED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION TO THE TOWED VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ANTI-LOCK POWER CIRCUIT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner FLC120 | 1997 |
| Freightliner FLD120 | 1997 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
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 FLC120 | 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| Freightliner FLD120 | 1997 | 1 | 1 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1998
14 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the service brakes, air; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 98V281000 5 Nov 1998 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 98V274000 29 Oct 1998 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES |
| 98V251000 7 Oct 1998 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 98V121002 29 Aug 1998 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 98V169000 28 Jul 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V137000 23 Jun 1998 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 98V126000 8 Jun 1998 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
| 98V124000 2 Jun 1998 | STRICK CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998