FREIGHTLINER UNSPECIFIED 1973: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 74V067000

Make Model Year
FREIGHTLINER UNSPECIFIED 1973
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1974-04-30 1974-05-01 1979-10-12

Production Dates: 1979-06-01 - 1980-02-01

Manufacturers Involved: FREIGHTLINER LLC

Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 60

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Notes

TRACTOR.BUILT JUNE 1,1973 TO APRIL 25, 1974.POSSIBILITY THAT THECROSSMEMBER IN THE TOW HITCH ATTACHMENT AREA MAY DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS.THISCONDITION, IF IT EXISTS, CAN ULTIMATELY ALLOW THE TOW HITCH TO SEPARATE FROMTHE CROSSMEMBER.'CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND MODIFYING ALL CROSSMEMBERS BYADDING A DOUBLE PLATE BEHIND TOW HITCH ATTACHING BOLTS'.