FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS/SAF-HOLLAND EQUIP.

ON APRIL 4, 2008, SAF-HOLLAND REPORTED THAT CERTAIN ADL & ADLSD TRANSVERSE BEAM ASSEMBLIES, PRODUCED BETWEEN JULY 1, 2007 AND OCTOBER 10, 2007, MIGHT HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY WELDED DURING PRODUCTION. SHOULD A TRANSVERSE BEAM ASSEMBLY FAIL DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL LEADING TO A CRASH IS POSSIBLE. SHOULD A TRANSVERSE BEAM ASSEMBLY FALL TO THE GROUND DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, SPARKS MAY OCCUR POSING A FIRE HAZARD. AS ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS OF SAF-HOLLAND HAD SUBMITTED INFORMATION TO NHTSA, ONLY 8 OF FREIGHTLINER'S CUSTOMERS WERE INCLUDED IN THIS EQ. WITH FREIGHTLINER CONDUCTING THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, RMD REQUESTED MAKE/MODEL INFORMATION FROM THEIR 8 CUSTOMERS OR, IF THEY CHOSE, SUBMISSION OF A DEFECT REPORT FOR VEHICLES THAT RECEIVED THESE CHASSIS. RMD MAILED THESE 8 VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IR LETTERS ON 11/6/2008. RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FROM ALL BUT ALFA LEISURE INC. WHO IS NO LONGER OPERATING. 3 MANUFACTURERS DID NOT NEED TO SUBMIT MAKE/MODEL INFORMATION OR DEFECT REPORTS TO NHTSA AS THEY EITHER DID NOT RETAIL ANY RECALLED UNITS OR THEY WERE ONLY RETAILED OUTSIDE THE U.S. 4 MANUFACTURERS, CRAFTSMEN LIMO, FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES, FLEETWOOD, AND TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES ALL CHOSE TO SUBMIT MAKE/MODEL INFORMATION TO RMD IN LIEU OF DEFECT REPORTS FOR THEIR AFFECTED VEHICLES. ALL MAKE/MODELS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO FREIGHTLINER RECALL# 08V-269. IR RESPONSES CAN BE FOUND BELOW OR IN THE DOCUMENT REPOSITORY. THIS EQ IS CLOSED.