2000 FREIGHTLINER FLD Complaints

MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A 2000 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL FLD120 SEMI TRACTOR. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE WAS EVER SUBJECT TO A RECALL. THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS PE02088 AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 03V112000. MY QUESTION IS VERY SPECIFIC. WAS THIS VIN NUMBER SUBJECT TO A RECALL? *TR

THE MIAMI OKLAHOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A TRACTOR-TRAILER FIRE ON INTERSTATE 44. DURING THE SUPPRESSION ATTEMPT ONE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS FELL FROM THE BRIDGE AND SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY WHICH HAS LEFT HIM PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED. THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FIRE WAS A 2000 FREIGHTLINER FLD TT. AN INVESTIGATION ORDERED BY GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CONCLUDED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM A FAILED PASSENGER SIDE STEERING AXLE WHEEL BEARING. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH FOUND THIS VEHICLE WAS POTENTIALLY ONE OF INVESTIGATION BY ODI. THIS INCIDENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY FREIGHTLINER, ARVIN-MENTOR AND SKF BEARINGS. BASED ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAYED BY ODI THERE IS NO CONFIRMATION THIS INCIDENT WITH INJURY HAS BEEN REPORTED AND THE INFORMATION CANNOT BE ACCESSED ONLINE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS IN FACT SUBJECT TO RECALL. GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE HAS ALLEGED THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN SALVAGED AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR INVESTIGATION NOR IS THERE AN INDICATION THEY HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO NHTSA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FREIGHTLINER FLD120 DOT 0H37AFTW3804. THE VEHICLE HAS A SET OF STECREET MARK 295/75R/22-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CASING IS COMING APART ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRES. THE SPARE TIRE'S SPEAR BELTS HAVE FAILED AND ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO BECOME UNBALANCED. THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE FROM A CHINESE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY CREDIT HIM THE AMOUNT THAT A WORN OUT TIRE WOULD COST. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN CHINA AND COULD POSSIBLY BE APART OF THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 790,892 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

S-CAM ON STEER AXLE BROKE OFF WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKING ON THAT AXLE. HAD TO A WRECKER HAUL MY SEMI-TRACTOR AND TRAILER TO A REPAIR GARAGE. I HAD TO HAVE THE S-CAM UNIT REPLACED AND THE BRAKES READJUSTED. *JB

LEFT FRONT SPRING HANGER MOUNTING BOLTS BECAME LOOSE CAUSING AXLE TO SHIFT. NLM

THE LEFT FRONT SPRING HANGER IS LOOSE ON THE FRAME, THIS IS CAUSING THE AXLE TO SHIFT. *SLC

AXLE #1, LEFT FRONT SPRING HANGER LOOSE ON THE FRAME CAUSING AXLE TO SHIFT BACK AND FORTH. NLM

2 SPRING HANGER BOLTS ON AXLE 1 LEFT SIDE FRONT LOOSE AND INEFFECTIVE, ASSEMBLY MOVES INDEPENDENTLY UNDER STEERING LOAD. NLM

THE LEFT REAR FRAME RAIL IS TWISTED, BENT AND SAGGING CONFIRMED BY 4 FRAME SHOP INSPECTIONS CAUSING THE LARGE TRUCK TO HANDLE WITH DIFFICULTY AND SAFELY. THIS IS CAUSING UNNECESSARY RAPID TIRE WEAR AND IS A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ROAD. FRIEGHTLINER HAS SAID BY THEIR OWN DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER, PAUL NEWMAN, THAT THIS IS A NON-ISSUE AND AFTER ALL THE PROFESSIONALS REPORTS HE, THE DSM, SAID HE SEES NOTHING WRONG AND WILL THEREFORE NOT REPLACE THE TRUCK WITH A BUY-BACK NOR WILL HE AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS. HE, PAUL NEWMAN, OFFERED US 2 NEW STEER TIRES AND ANOTHER (4TH) ALIGNMENT JUST TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THIS VEHICLE HAS TO BE WRESTLED TO DRIVE BETWEEN THE LINES ON THE ROAD WHEN IT IS PULLING A LOAD AND THEREFORE IS A DANGER TO NOT ONLY THE DRIVER BUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE TIRES SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING UNTIL AT LEAST 100,000 MILES IF THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED PROPERLY. PAUL NEWMAN FURTHER DIDN'T SEE THE IRREGULAR TIRE EASE ON THE DRIVE TIRES WHICH OF COURSE WAS NO SURPRISE.