NHTSA recall campaign
80V031000
ManufacturerFREIGHTLINER CORP.Reported1980-03-21Affected1,500 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE TRUCK"S REAR TOWING CROSSMEMBER WHICH SUPPORTS THE TRAILER HITCH AND TO WHICH THE SAFETY CABLES ARE ATTACHED. SHOULD THESE CRACKS PROGRESS TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE SEPARATION, THE CROSSMEMBER AND THE TRAILER COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRUCK.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE "A" FRAMES AND ANY OTHER DAMAGED PARTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
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