{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1997198 (Freightliner), 1996: Suspension",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997198/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1997198, FREIGHTLINER FLD, FLC, FLB, 1997-11-13. NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ROCKWELL FF980 SERIES FRONT AXLES. THE FRONT AXLE HUB.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Fld, Flc, Flb. Published by Transport Canada as 1997198 on 13 November 1997. System: Suspension. What the notice says Note: vehicles equipped with rockwell ff980 series front axles. the front axle hub flange may develop cracks due to high stress levels. cracks in a hub flange can result in a wheel separation. correction: hubs will be removed and replaced with an improved version. 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. NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ROCKWELL FF980 SERIES FRONT AXLES. THE FRONT AXLE HUB FLANGE MAY DEVELOP CRACKS DUE TO HIGH STRESS LEVELS. CRACKS IN A HUB FLANGE CAN RESULT IN A WHEEL SEPARATION. CORRECTION: HUBS WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION. 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 1997198 . 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 tim",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:30:32+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:30:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1997198 (Freightliner), 1996: Suspension\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997198/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}