NHTSA Campaign 85V076000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by FREIGHTLINER CORP. · Reported Jun 11, 1985 · 354 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE OIL FILTER MOUNTING BRACKETS NEAR THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE BRACKETS TO THE FRAME SIDE MEMBER. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF CRACKS PROGRESS TO THE POINT OF FAILURE, THE FILTER ASSEMBLY COULD FALL OUT AND POSSIBLY BE STRUCK BY OTHER VEHICLES CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy

BRACKETS WILL BE REPLACED WITH IMPROVED DESIGN BRACKETS.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER COE 1981 354
FREIGHTLINER COE 1982 354
FREIGHTLINER COE 1983 354
FREIGHTLINER COE 1984 354
FREIGHTLINER COE 1985 354

Source: NHTSA Campaign 85V076000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.