The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE HOOK ON THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS CAN FRACTURE AT LOW MILEAGE.
The risk
THE THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE SPRINGS WITH HEAVIER SPRINGS AND A NEW ANCHOR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner MT10 | 1995, 1996 |
| Freightliner MT12 | 1995, 1996 |
| Freightliner MT13 | 1995, 1996 |
| Freightliner MT35 | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
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 MT10 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner MT10 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner MT12 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner MT12 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner MT13 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner MT13 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner MT35 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner MT35 | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner MT35 | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1999
11 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the vehicle speed control; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 99V346000 3 Dec 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V291000 28 Oct 1999 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V265000 20 Sept 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V255000 20 Sept 1999 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 99V206000 2 Aug 1999 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V194000 20 Jul 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V176000 2 Jul 1999 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 99V157000 24 Jun 1999 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999