The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE TIE ROD ENDS CAN FRACTURE DUE TO LOW STRESS, HIGH CYCLE, REVERSED BENDING FATIGUE RESULTING FROM A SYSTEM RESONANCE.
The risk
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TIE ROD ENDS AND TUBE ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Century | 1998, 1999 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
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 Century | 1998 | 9 | 5 |
| Freightliner Century | 1999 | 6 | 7 |
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.
| 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 |
| 99V256000 20 Sept 1999 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999