Recall 98V156001: Oshkosh truck corporation

Report received

Jul 24, 1998

Manufacturer

Oshkosh truck corporation

Potentially affected

449vehicles

Model years

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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: walk-in van and bus shuttle chassis equipped with meritor model fc-921 front axles. Stress cracks can occur in the left front axle steering knuckle.

Possible consequence

This condition can lead to loss of steering control.

Remedy

Freightliner is conducting the owner notification for this campaign. Dealers will replace the left hand steering knuckle with a newly designed knuckle with a larger cross section in the area that was cracking.