NHTSA Announces Feb. Truck Recalls

April 16, 2001 11:00 AM, EDT

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Association has announced truck recalls issued by manufacturers during February 2001. They include checks on vehicles for the following possible problems:

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100,000 medium-duty Ford truck models F450 and F550 trucks from 1999-2000, recalled for torn valve stems.

For the 2000 Sterling Acterra, 2,700 heavy trucks were recalled for faulty lighting dimmers. Another 2,858 trucks were listed for an undersized ground wire that could cause overheating.

About 16,000 Freightliner vehicles were recalled for ball sockets. The models, all from 1999, include FLB, FLD, Century Class, Argosy, Cargo, FLN, S112, FS-65. Vehicles include some school buses and motor homes.

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International Truck and Engine listed 957 heavy trucks, series 1652 and IC, for possible misalignment of brake pedals in the 2000-2001 models.

Another 2,855 trucks, from International’s series 8100, 9100, 9100I, 9200, 9200I, 9300, 9400, 9400I, 9900, were listed for faulty slack adjusters for the 1996-2000 models.

Paccar’s Kenworth models T600, T800, C500 and W900, built 1996 – 2001, were indicated to have their main cab power and batter power leads attached incorrectly. That covers 1,992 heavy-duty trucks.

Paccar recalled 6,623 Peterbilt 330, 357, 378 and 385 heavy trucks, built 1996 – 2001, for seatbelt attachments.

Spartan Motors recalled 780 fire trucks for defective ball sockets, including the 1999-2001 models of Spartan Fladiator, MetroStar, Advantage, Low-Profile and K-2.

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