Recall 99V145000: Freightliner corporation

Report received

Jun 9, 1999

Manufacturer

Freightliner corporation

Potentially affected

32vehicles

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: fire trucks equipped with air tank drain heaters. The wiring used in the harness for the air tank drain heater is undersized.

Possible consequence

If there is a short in the heater and the circuit breaker does not trip, the harness will overheat.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the harness with one that has larger gauge wires.