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1998 FREIGHTLINER FL-70

1 recalls, 25 complaints

99V085000 Apr 20, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
Defect Description
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.
Consequence
IF THIS IS UNDETECTED, THE FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND EVENTUALLY SHEAR OFF ALLOWING THE DRIVELINE TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
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.
1,935 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

Complaint Statistics

25 total complaints 1 fires

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE17
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES May 14, 2002
CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR.*JG
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES May 14, 2002
THE ACCELERATOR STICKS TO THE FLOOR DUE TO ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILURE. *YH
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES Feb 22, 2002
CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR.*JG
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES Feb 22, 2002
THE ACCELERATOR STICKS TO THE FLOOR DUE TO ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILURE. *YH
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *TT
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *JB
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK *JB
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. THE REMEDY IS NOT CORRECTING THE REPEATING PROBLEM.*AK
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *JB
Fire
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM, REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM, REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 3, 2001
Incident date: Aug 1, 1998
CONSUMER STATED TRUCK STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO THE FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM, REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *JG

FREIGHTLINER FL-70 - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the FREIGHTLINER FL-70 across all model years (1991, 1999).

32 Total Recalls
51 Total Complaints
0 Investigations
0 Reported Crashes
1 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

FREIGHTLINER FL-70 - Year by Year

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1998 (current) 1 25
1997 2 3 View
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1995 4 2 View
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1993 5 3 View
1992 6 0 View
1991 7 0 View

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