FREIGHTLINER UNSPECIFIED 1973: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 74V154000

Make Model Year
FREIGHTLINER UNSPECIFIED 1973
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1974-09-05 1974-09-16 1979-10-12

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

Manufacturers Involved: FREIGHTLINER LLC

Component: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 63

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Notes

FREIGHTLINER CAMPAIGN NO FL-0032, FL-0029, FL-0154.TRACTOR.POSSIBILITY THATTHE FIFTH WHEEL SLIDER ASSEMBLY MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE SADDLE PLATE ADJACENTTO THE WELDS FOR THE FIFTH WHEEL BRACKETS.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS THE FIFTHWHEEL COULD DISCONNECT FROM THE SLIDER PLATE ASSEMBLY.'CORRECT BY INSPECTINGAND REPLACING SADDLE ASSEMBLY WHERE NECESSARY'.