2001 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 01V322002 on 11/29/2001
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
- Manufactured:
- 05/28/2001 - 10/01/2001
- Affected:
- 2,700
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: medium duty trucks, fire trucks, and transit buses and school buses equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries. the weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.
- Consequence:
- If the clevis separated from the plate while the vehicle was in use, the vehicle would return to idle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these pedals. owner notification began march 18, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 04V270000 on 06/09/2004
- Component:
- Structure
- Manufactured:
- 01/01/1997 - 01/18/2004
- Affected:
- 1,339
- Defect:
- On certain fire trucks, one or both of the cab tilt cylinders may lock when the cab is being lowered. this can happen if a velocity fuse trips in either of the cylinders.
- Consequence:
- If only one velocity fuse trips and not the other, the resulting unequal loading may cause one or both of the cylinders to bend allowing the cab to lower to the chassis.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install flow restrictors in the cab tilt blinders to reduce the speed at which the cab lowers. the recall began on october 11, 2004. owners should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes:
- Freightliner recall no. fl-427.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
2001 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE TSBs (2)
- Bulletin:
- 6012
- Component:
- 162000 structure:body
- Summary:
- One or both of the tilt cylinders on some american lafrance eagles and metropolitans may lock when the cab is being lowered. *tt this version replaces previous version dated november 2004. *tt this bulletin replaces previous version
- Bulletin:
- 203
- Component:
- 062000 engine and engine cooling:cooling system
- Summary:
- Surge tank failure. the failure may appear as engine coolant leaks around the pressure cap fitting or the tank seams. american lafrance. eagle and metropolitian vehicles built from march 1997 through october 1, 2002.
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