{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1996049 (Freightliner), 1996: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996049/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1996049, FREIGHTLINER FLD, 1996-03-19. THE FASTENERS WHICH MOUNT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO THE AXLES MAY HAVE QUENCH CRACKS. THIS COULD.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Fld. Published by Transport Canada as 1996049 on 19 March 1996. System: Brakes. What the notice says The fasteners which mount the brake assemblies to the axles may have quench cracks. this could cause the brake assemblies to separate from the axle with a subsequent loss of brakes. correction: brake mounting bolts will be removed and replaced on affected vehicles. 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 FASTENERS WHICH MOUNT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO THE AXLES MAY HAVE QUENCH CRACKS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO SEPARATE FROM THE AXLE WITH A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF BRAKES. CORRECTION: BRAKE MOUNTING BOLTS WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. 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 recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1996049 . The Canadian register on this site Freightliner is named on 376 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time. 1996012 · 17",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:26:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:26:21+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1996049 (Freightliner), 1996: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996049/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}