The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVELINE PARKING BRAKE. THE FASTENERS THAT CONNECT THE END OF TRANSMISSION COMPANION FLANGE TO THE PARK DRUM AND DRIVELINE MAY LOOSEN.
The risk
IF THIS IS UNDETECTED, THE FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND EVENTUALLY SHEAR OFF ALLOWING THE DRIVELINE TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FLANGE FASTENERS FOR PROPER TORQUE AND REPLACE ANY FASTENERS FOUND LOOSE. IF THE FASTENERS ARE FOUND TO BE PROPERLY TORQUED, THEY WILL BE REMOVED, PERMALOCK WILL BE ADDED, AND THEN RETORQUED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner FL-50 | 1997, 1998 |
| Freightliner FL-60 | 1997, 1998 |
| Freightliner FL-70 | 1997, 1998 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
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 | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL-50 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL-60 | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL-60 | 1998 | 2 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL-70 | 1997 | 2 | 2 |
| Freightliner FL-70 | 1998 | 19 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1999
5 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the parking brake; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 99V286000 20 Oct 1999 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V267000 27 Sept 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V261000 21 Sept 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 99V185000 9 Jul 1999 | LEISURE TRAVEL VANS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999