The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCK-TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH 26" 8-BLADE METAL ENGINE COOLING FANS. THE FAN BLADES CAN FATIGUE CRACK AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE FAN.
The risk
IF THE FAN BLADE BREAKS WHILE A PERSON WAS WORKING IN THE ENGINE, PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE FANS WITH FANS WHICH ARE MORE DURABLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Business Class | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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 Business Class | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 1996 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 1997 | 2 | 6 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1998
18 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the engine and engine cooling; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 98V295000 13 Nov 1998 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 98V291000 9 Nov 1998 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 98V206002 3 Nov 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V273000 29 Oct 1998 | MOTO AMERICA INC. |
| 98V272000 29 Oct 1998 | MOTO AMERICA INC. |
| 98V254000 14 Oct 1998 | VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. |
| 98V241000 5 Oct 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V206001 8 Sept 1998 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998