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Complaint 545511

2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA • POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING • incident May 24, 2005

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
545511
Make
FREIGHTLINER
Model
COLUMBIA
Model Year
2005
Component
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING
Incident Date
May 24, 2005
Date Received
Jul 22, 2005
Data As Of
Apr 27, 2026

Complaint Summary

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING

Owner Narrative

CLUTCH EXPLODE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND LOCKED TRUCK IN GEAR AND FRAGMENTS WENT THOUGHT THE BELL HOUSING. COULD HAVE HIT OTHER AUTOS ON HGHWAY OR COULD HAVE SENT FRAGMENT INTO CAB OF TRUCK AND INJURED OR KILLED DRIVER.DRIVER HAD TRUCK LOCKED IN GEAR AND WAS LUCKY TO GET TRUCK STOPED BEFORE HITTING OTHER CARS

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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