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  NHTSA Recall 89V154000

NHTSA Campaign Id 89V154000; Date: Sep. 18, 1989

Wheel could come off while truck is in service; thiscould result in an accident.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

1987 Freightliner Freightliner 1988 Freightliner Freightliner

Component: Wheels:center Section

Manufactured by: Freightliner Corp.

Affected Units:: 19,000

icon3 Recall Summary:

Nuts that retain the wheel hubs on the tandem drive axles may not be properly torqued on the left hand side.

icon2 How to Fix:

Properly torque left side drive axle spindle jam nuts on both forward and rear drive axles; replace any loose wheel hub nuts.

icon4 Recall Notes:

System:wheels/hub. Vehicle description:heavy-duty trucks equipped with rockwell tandem driveaxles and outboard mounted brake drums.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Nov 16, 1989

Also see:

All recalls of Freightliner vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.