- Vehicles
- 10
- Built between
- Jan 1982 – Dec 1982
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 June 1983
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1982 and December 1982. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1982 Freightliner COEBuilt January 1982 to December 1982
What the defect is
The left brake slack adjuster and the steering pitman arm may interfere with each other during a sharp right turn with the brakes applied. The interference may restrict the movement of the steering linkage or the air chamber push rod in the left front brake, depending on the circumstances.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL MODIFY PLACEMENT OF THE LEFT HAND BRAKE AIR CHAMBER AT NO COST TO OWNER. THE MODIFICATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY INSTALLING NEW BRAKE CAMSHAFT MOUNTING BRACKETS AND BACKING PLATES ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT BRAKES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1982 to December 1982
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 February 1983
- Owners notified15 June 1983
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 23 February 1983.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle description: heavy trucks.system: service brakes; front brake camshaft mounting brackets and backingplates.consequences of defect: with the brakes applied, steering action in a sharpright hand turn may be restricted. Similarly, during a sharp right turn,braking action at the left front wheel may be reduced. The affected system willusually be the second action taken by the driver (either braking or turning).loss of vehicle control or an accident could result.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.