What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989038
- Recall date
- 22 March 1989
- Make
- Freightliner
- Models
- C.o.e., Conventional
- Model years
- 1989
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 18
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
CERTAIN ROCKWELL FL-941 FRONT STEERING AXLES ON THESE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE AXLE BEAM WHICH IN TURN COULD RESULT IN COMPLETE RUPTURE OF THE FORGED CENTRE SECTION OF THE BEAM. A BEAM FAILURE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. rnCORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND ALL SUSPECT AXLES WILL BE REPLACED.
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 1989038.