Recall 97V090002: 1992–1997 Freightliner MT and 1 other model
- Report received
- Sep 2, 1997
- Manufacturer
- Freightliner corporation
- Potentially affected
- 1,993vehicles
- Model years
- 1992–1997
Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.
What NHTSA recorded
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.
Possible consequence
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.
Remedy
Dealers will install shims in the drilled area of the automatic transmission park brake pivot pin hole.
Affected model years
Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.
- 1996 Freightliner MB-700 complaints
- 1997 Freightliner MB-700 complaints
- 1992 Freightliner MT0 complaints
- 1993 Freightliner MT0 complaints
- 1994 Freightliner MT0 complaints
- 1995 Freightliner MT0 complaints
- 1996 Freightliner MT0 complaints
- 1997 Freightliner MT0 complaints
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.