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Safety Recalls of Freightliner VB Vehicles

There has been 1 safety recall for the Freightliner VB. The most recent recalls are shown below. Table 1 and Table 2 show the historical recalls and the recall statistics by the model year of the Freightliner VB.

NHTSA Recall #: 97V090002; Sep. 2, 1997

This can allow the cam lever to become disengaged from the parking brake shoes. The operator would have no warning that the parking brake was not applied allowing the vehicle to move unexpectedly.

Recalled Vehicles: 1996 Freightliner MB-60, 1997 Freightliner MB-60, 1996 Freightliner MB-70, 1997 Freightliner MB-70, 1996 Freightliner MB-80, 1997 Freightliner MB-80, 1992 Freightliner MT, 1993 Freightliner MT, 1994 Freightliner MT, 1995 Freightliner MT, 1996 Freightliner MT, 1997 Freightliner MT, 1992 Freightliner VB, 1993 Freightliner VB, 1994 Freightliner VB, 1995 Freightliner VB, 1992 Freightliner XB, 1993 Freightliner XB, 1994 Freightliner XB, 1995 Freightliner XB, 1996 Freightliner XB, 1997 Freightliner XB

Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

Recall Summary: Vehicle description: medium and heavy duty trucks chassis equipped with allison 500 series transmission and a bendix 9x3 power apply park brake system. The cam lever of the powered apply brake can move forward, because a hole in the transmission mounting boss was drilled too deep. ... Details of this recall 🔎

Table 1. Historical Recalls of Freightliner VB Vehicles

Date	Component	Vehicle Affected
Sep. 2, 1997	Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:column Shift	1,993

Table 2. Recall Statistics of Freightliner VB Model Years

Model	# Recalls
1995 Freightliner VB	1
1994 Freightliner VB	1
1993 Freightliner VB	1
1992 Freightliner VB	1