What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1997198
- Recall date
- 13 November 1997
- Make
- Freightliner
- Models
- Fld, Flc, Flb
- Model years
- 1996
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 128
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ROCKWELL FF980 SERIES FRONT AXLES.rnTHE FRONT AXLE HUB FLANGE MAY DEVELOP CRACKS DUE TO HIGH STRESS LEVELS. CRACKS IN A HUB FLANGE CAN RESULT IN A WHEEL SEPARATION.rnCORRECTION: HUBS WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION.
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.