Complaint 374134
1998 FREIGHTLINER FLD • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT • incident Jul 16, 2002
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 374134
- Make
- FREIGHTLINER
- Model
- FLD
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Incident Date
- Jul 16, 2002
- Date Received
- Sep 3, 2002
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Owner Narrative
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED A VIBRATION, WHICH BECAME RAPIDLY SEVERE, CONSUMER THEN HEARD A NOISE AND THERE WAS ALSO A SMELL OF HOT OIL, THE SEMI LOST ALL POWER, CONSUMER COASTED TO A STOP, AND AFTER EXITING THE SEMI, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD BROKE OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH CAUSED ANOTHER MOTORIST TO RUN OVER IT.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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