Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Fire Apparatus Vehicles. The Front Brakes Fail To Comply With The Brake Release Timing Requirements Of Fmvss No. 121, “Air Brake Systems.”
Make Of Vehicle
FREIGHTLINER
Model Of Vehicle
AMERICAN LAFRANCE
Year
1998
Recall Campaign Number
98V051000
Component Description
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock
Effect Of Defect
Increased Braking Distance Can Occur Increasing The Risk Of A Vehicle Crash.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Repair These Vehicles.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Freightliner Corporation
Start Of Manufacture
19970301
End Of Manufacture
19980306
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
125
Date Owners Notified
19980817
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Freightliner Llc
Date Report Received
19980304
Make Campaign Number
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
121