The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCK/TRAILERS. THE CERTIFICATION LABELS INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES ARE INCORRECT. THE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING IS TOO HIGH FOR THE TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED.
The risk
THE VEHICLE IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE TIRES INSTALLED RESULTING IN A TIRE SEPARATION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CORRECTED CERTIFICATION LABEL ON THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner FL-50 | 1995, 1996 |
| Freightliner FL-60 | 1995, 1996 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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-50 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL-50 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL-60 | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner FL-60 | 1996 | 2 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 1998
25 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the equipment; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 98V292000 15 Nov 1998 | VAN-CON, INCORPORATED |
| 98V282000 5 Nov 1998 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 98V284000 5 Nov 1998 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 98V267000 23 Oct 1998 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V263000 20 Oct 1998 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 98V243000 2 Oct 1998 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 98V167008 22 Sept 1998 | NEWELL COACH CORP. |
| 98V167005 18 Sept 1998 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998