Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1987 Freightliner Conventional

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

4
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Recalls

4 campaigns
88V160000·STEERING:LINKAGES1988-10-11

STEERING ARM MAY FAIL IF USED ON EATON EFA12F4 FROM AXLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROSS HFB70 POWER STEERING GEAR.

RiskA FAILED STEERING GEAR ARM COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND VEHICLE CRASH.

FixINSTALL A NONADJUSTABLE 1500 PSI POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE TO LIMIT STEERING ARM FORCES. REPLACE STEERING ARM WITH A DESIGN CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING HIGHER FORCES. ADJUST MAXIMUM POPPET VALVE SETTINGS TO 500 PSI AND ADJUST AXLE STOPS.

87V192000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1987-12-18

FASTENER THAT CONNECTS THE HARNESS BELT D RING TO THE B PILLAR MAY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH TO PROVIDE FULL THREAD ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ANCHORAGE WELD NUT.

RiskSEAT BELTS COULD FAIL AND NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT THEOCCUPANT.

FixREPLACE MOUNTING HARDWARE WITH HEX SHOULDER BOLT AND .55 INCH SPACER.

87V147000·SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:CHAMBER1987-09-15

INCORRECT SIZE AIR BRAKE ACTUATOR CHAMBERS WERE INSTALLED ON THE DRIVE AXLES.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE.

FixREPLACE DRIVE AXLE BRAKE CHAMBERS WITH CORRECT SIZE CHAMBERS.

87V020000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1987-02-19

UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT CAN DEVELOP.

RiskSHORT CIRCUIT COULD RESULT IN TRUCKS CATCHING FIRE.

FixREPLACE EXISTING PICTURE FRAME TYPE BATTERY RETAINER WITH AN I FRAME RETAINER AND INSTALL CONVOLUTED TUBING OVER POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE90074·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1990-04-10 → 1990-08-07

BATTERY CABLE SHORTS

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