1974 FREIGHTLINER WHITE Recall

Campaign:

77V010000 on 10/11/1979

Component:

Power train:axle assembly

Affected:

1,000

Defect:

The rear hanger brackets on the involved vehicles may develop cracks. these cracks could progress and cause brackets to fail completely. because the brackets are located on the underside of the axle housings, failure of the brackets could cause one axle of the set of axles to separate from the chassis.

Correction:

Dealer will replace suspect hanger brackets with new brackets of a different part number, without charge to owner.

Notes:

Vehicle description: trucks equipped with neway or ridewell suspension.system: suspension; hanger brackets.consequences of defect: axle separation could occur without prior warning andcould cause loss of vehicle control and an accident.

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