1998 Freightliner American Lafrance: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1998 Freightliner American Lafrance. The newest campaign is 99V145000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Jun 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Supply. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 99V145000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the harness with one that has larger gauge wires.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 370 units in total.
99V145000Received . 32 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Supply
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: fire trucks equipped with air tank drain heaters. The wiring used in the harness for the air tank drain heater is undersized.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If there is a short in the heater and the circuit breaker does not trip, the harness will overheat.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the harness with one that has larger gauge wires.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number FL-240. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V051000Received . 125 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Antilock
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: fire apparatus vehicles. The front brakes fail to comply with the brake release timing requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Increased braking distance can occur increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will repair these vehicles.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V050000Received . 213 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: fire apparatus cabs equipped with center mounted rear seats. The upper d-ring seat belt anchorages for the rear seats fail to comply to the requirements of FMVSS no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the rear seat occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace these d-ring anchorages.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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- NHTSA page of the 1998 Freightliner American LafranceThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Freightliner American Lafrance: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/american-lafrance/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Freightliner American Lafrance?
- 370 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Freightliner American Lafrance have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Freightliner American Lafrance, model years 1997 to 2005. 3 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Freightliner American Lafrance open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.