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1992 FREIGHTLINER FLD120

1 recalls, 1 complaints

93V103000 Jun 14, 1993
STEERING:LINKAGES
Defect Description
INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE PITMAN ARM AND THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE LIMITED OR COMPLETE LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL.
Remedy
INSPECT VEHICLES FOR CLEARANCE AND REPLACE PITMAN ARM IF ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE WITH STEERING GEAR HOUSING IS NECESSARY.
33 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: FREIGHTLINER CORP.

Complaint Statistics

1 total complaints

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mar 29, 2005
Incident date: Jan 1, 2003
FREIGHTLINER 1992 FLD 120 3176 CATIPILLER

NHTSA Safety Investigations, FREIGHTLINER FLD120

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE97022 Opened: May 19, 1997 , Closed: Sep 30, 1997
PE, Closed , Model Year: 1995
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRES
FIRES ALLEGEDLY OCCURED IN THE DASH AREA WHILE THE VEHICLES WERE PARKED.

FREIGHTLINER FLD120 - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the FREIGHTLINER FLD120 across all model years (1989, 2008).

15 Total Recalls
32 Total Complaints
1 Investigations
0 Reported Crashes
5 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

FREIGHTLINER FLD120 - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year Recalls Complaints
2008 2 0 View
2007 2 0 View
2006 2 3 View
2005 1 0 View
2004 1 0 View
2003 1 0 View
2001 0 5 View
2000 0 10 View
1999 0 6 View
1998 0 3 View
1997 1 1 View
1996 0 2 View
1995 0 1 View
1993 1 0 View
1992 (current) 1 1
1991 1 0 View
1990 1 0 View
1989 1 0 View

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