Freightliner · Canada · High
Freightliner Century: Powertrain
Affects Freightliner Century · 1996–1998 — about 2K vehicles.
The hazard
THE U-JOINT DEFLECTOR RINGS MAY BE LOOSE, ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE U-JOINT BEARING AREA RESULTING IN DILUTION OF THE LUBRICANT, OXIDATION OF BEARING AND SEAL SURFACES, AND LOSS OF LUBRICANT. THIS COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE INTERAXLE DRIVELINE. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED FOR LOOSE DEFLECTOR RINGS, AND IF LOOSE, THE U-JOINT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW DESIGN VERSION.
What to do
Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.
Critical — crash/injury risk now
High — injury risk; see remedy
Moderate — fix at next service
Low — minor / informational