NHTSA safety recall

Recall 91V047000

Steering › Steering Wheel/handle Bar — Freightliner · reported 2 Jan 1991 · 1,061 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE STEERING WHEEL HUB TAPER MAY BE LARGER THAN THE SPECIFIED TOLERANCES.

The risk

PROGRESSIVE WEAR OF THE MATING PARTS COULD RESULT IN HUBSPLINE WEAR, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL FIT TO BECOME LOOSE. A LOOSE FIT IN THESTEERING WHEEL HUB CAN CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND POTENTIAL VEHICLECRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

The fix

REPLACE DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL HUBS.

SYSTEM: STEERING WHEEL HUB TAPER.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY TRUCKS.

NHTSA campaign

91V047000

Filed by

Freightliner Corporation

Report received

2 Jan 1991

Owners notified

6 Mar 1991

Potentially affected

1,061

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1990 Freightliner Freightliner

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall database. Look up another campaign →