{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1996012 (Freightliner), 1995: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996012/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1996012, FREIGHTLINER FLB, FLC, FLD, BUSINESS CLASS, 1996-01-17. THE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH THE GLADHAND CONNECTOR PLATES TO THE.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Flb, Flc, Fld, Business Class. Published by Transport Canada as 1996012 on 17 January 1996. System: Brakes. What the notice says The bolts used to attach the gladhand connector plates to the gladhands may be defective due to hydrogen embrittlement. if the bolts fail, then the gladhand connector plate can become loose allowing the seal to be broken between the towing vehicle and the trailer. this would cause loss of trailer brakes and could … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. THE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH THE GLADHAND CONNECTOR PLATES TO THE GLADHANDS MAY BE DEFECTIVE DUE TO HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. IF THE BOLTS FAIL, THEN THE GLADHAND CONNECTOR PLATE CAN BECOME LOOSE ALLOWING THE SEAL TO BE BROKEN BETWEEN THE TOWING VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER. THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF TRAILER BRAKES AND COULD RESULT IN APPLICATION OF THE TRAILER EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKES. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND GLADHAND FASTENERS WILL BE REPLACED AS NECESSARY. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the r",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:29:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:29:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1996012 (Freightliner), 1995: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996012/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}