1968 FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER Recalls
Item Affected: STEERING:LINKAGES
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT SPECIAL PITMAN ARM WITH SLIGHTLY LARGER SERRATED HOLE THAN STANDARD PITMAN ARM WAS INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED ON SUBJECT VEHICLES. IN CASE OF AN OVER-TOLERANCED HOLE COMBINED WITH AN UNDER-TOLERANCED STEERING SECTOR SHAFT, ARM WOULD NOT BE TIGHTENED ONTO TAPER BEFORE NUT BOTTOMED OUT, THUS LEAVING ARM LOOSE ON SERRATIONS. BEFORE FAILURE OCCURS, EXTREME LOOSENESS IN STEERING WILL BE OBSERVED BY DRIVER. (CORRECT BY INSPECTION AND INSTALLATION OF CORRECT ARM.)
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Notes: POSSIBILITY PLUMBING WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED TO HAND VALUE CONTROL LINE ON SUPPLEMENTARY BRAKING SYSTEM CONNECTED TO REAR AXLE BRAKES. COULD CAUSE LIMITED DIRECTIONAL STABILITY ON SLIPPERY ROADS. (CORRECT BY PROPERLY CHANGING PLUMBING WHERE NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET
Date Announced: 09/18/1974
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: FREIGHTLINER CAMPAIGN NO FL-0028. TRACTOR. POSSIBILITY THAT THE SUSPENSIONBEAM HANGER BRACKETS ON THE TANDEM REAR AXLES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS AFTER 200,000MILESOF OVER-THE-ROAD SERVICE. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS IT CAN EVENTUALLYCAUSE THE BRACKETS TO FAIL AND CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THISRECALL SUPPLEMENTS 71-0071 INITIATED ON APRIL 23, 1971 FOR THE SAME DEFECT.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING BRACKETS WHERE NECESSARY).
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS
Date Announced: 06/23/1975
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Notes: TRUCK. MANF'D AFTER AUG. 1967. POSSIBILITY THAT FATIGUE CRACKS CAN DEVELOPIN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AROUND THE PIVOT PIN HOLES. (CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND REPLACING PEDAL WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN)
