The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL STEERING. THE STEERING COLUMN WELDS ON THESE VEHICLES CAN FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE STEERING COLUMN TO SEPARATE.
The risk
A COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING ON THE AFFECTED SIDE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE STEERING COLUMNS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner FLN106 | 1997, 1998 |
Components: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
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 FLN106 | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner FLN106 | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 1999
26 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the steering; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 99V359000 29 Dec 1999 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 99V312000 4 Nov 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V307000 1 Nov 1999 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 99V301000 29 Oct 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V290000 28 Oct 1999 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V033006 27 Oct 1999 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 99V278000 20 Oct 1999 | LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V033005 22 Sept 1999 | M-B COMPANIES |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999