NHTSA recall campaign
86V011000
ManufacturerFREIGHTLINER CORP.Reported1986-01-28Affected25,000 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE CENTER BRACKET, ONE OF THE THREE USED TO HOLD THE GRAB HANDLE IN PLACE, CONTAINS A RIVET WHICH MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ALIGN. THIS ALLOWS A SMALL GAP TO EXIST BETWEEN THE RIVET HEAD AND THE BRACKET. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A RING ON A FINGER COULD BE CAUGHT IN THE GAP AND RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY TO A PERSON GETTING OUT OR INTO THE CAB.
Manufacturer remedy
REMOVE THE RIVET ON EACH CENTER BRACKET.
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