Investigation EQ08008: 2007 Freightliner MT-45

Status

CLOSED

Opened

May 27, 2008

Closed

Aug 25, 2008

Model years

2007

Subject

Freightliner aac axle steering bolts

Component: Power train › Axle assembly

Summary

On 7/3/07 freightliner llc filed a 573 defect report stating certain freightliner produced chassis contained aac axle steering arm bolts contain a latch lever pivot bolt assembly that may have been over-tightened.over-tightened steering arm bolts may fatigue and fracture. Should these bolts break apart, steering loss is possible leading to loss of vehicle control and a crash.rmd mailed information request letters to 7 vehicle manufacturers on 6/24/2008.gulf stream coach & tiffin motorhomes filed 573 defect information reports, 08v-354 and 08v-393, respectively.4 oems, double k, glaval bus, morgan olson, & utilimaster corp., supplied make/model information.supreme corp's inventory was returned to another party as a modification deal fell through and no work was performed on the chassis.owner information was forwarded to freightliner so a notification can be mailed to that customer.this eq is closed.ir responses can be found below or in the document repository.

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