{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1997019 (Freightliner), 1993 to 1994: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997019/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1997019, FREIGHTLINER FLA, FLB, FLD, 1997-01-28. VARIOUS COMPONENT FAILURE MODES, COMBINED WITH CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAN CLUTCH AND.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Fla, Flb, Fld. Published by Transport Canada as 1997019 on 28 January 1997. System: Engine. What the notice says Various component failure modes, combined with characteristics of the fan clutch and its bearings, can cause the fan clutch bearings to fail prematurely resulting in a locked fan. if the fan is locked, and the system calls for the fan to be on, then the fan clutch will slip, generate heat and, unless released, will … 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. VARIOUS COMPONENT FAILURE MODES, COMBINED WITH CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAN CLUTCH AND ITS BEARINGS, CAN CAUSE THE FAN CLUTCH BEARINGS TO FAIL PREMATURELY RESULTING IN A LOCKED FAN. IF THE FAN IS LOCKED, AND THE SYSTEM CALLS FOR THE FAN TO BE ON, THEN THE FAN CLUTCH WILL SLIP, GENERATE HEAT AND, UNLESS RELEASED, WILL IGNITE THE RADIATOR FAN AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIALS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CORRECTION: FAN CLUTCH DRIVE DISC WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT INCORPORATES A THERMALLY ACTIVATED PRESSURE RELIEF. 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 publishe",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:40:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:40:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1997019 (Freightliner), 1993 to 1994: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997019/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}