{"vehicle":{"id":"1986_freightliner_c-o-e","year":1986,"make":"Freightliner","model":"C.O.E."},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"89V124000","date":"1989-07-24","manufacturer":"FREIGHTLINER CORP.","component":"STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)","summary":"THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BRACKET WELDS MAY CRACK UNDER CERTAIN STEERING LOAD CONDITIONS.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":241,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["COE"],"built_from":"1978-12-01","built_to":"1989-07-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/89V124000"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"89V090000","date":"1989-06-05","manufacturer":"FREIGHTLINER CORP.","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY","summary":"CORROSION OF THE GRABHANDLE AT ITS MOUNTING SURFACE MAY LEAD TO CRACKING OR LOSS OF STRENGTH.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":3219,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["COE"],"built_from":"1979-05-01","built_to":"1987-07-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/89V090000"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"88V160000","date":"1988-10-11","manufacturer":"FREIGHTLINER CORP.","component":"STEERING:LINKAGES","summary":"STEERING ARM MAY FAIL IF USED ON EATON EFA12F4 FROM AXLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROSS HFB70 POWER STEERING GEAR.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":92,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["COE"],"built_from":"1984-02-01","built_to":"1988-09-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/88V160000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1987089","date":"1987-08-18","manufacturer":null,"component":"Structure","summary":"IMPROPER USE OF THE CAB TILT SYSTEM MAY RESULT IN BUCKLING OF THE TILT CYLINDERS. THIS CAN OCCUR IF THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE CAB BY CONTINUED PUMPING DOWN OF THE SYSTEM WITHOUT RELEASING THE SAFETY LATCH OR AFTER A TILT CYLINDER VELOCITY FUSE HAS LOCKED-UP. IF BUCKLING OCCURS, THE CAB MAY DROP TO ITS LOWERED POSITION.\nCORRECTION: 1 1/2\" DIAMETER TILT CYLINDERS WILL BE REPLACED WITH 2\" DIAMETER CYLINDERS.","mfr_campaign":"FC-0029","units":110,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["C.O.E."],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1987089"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"87V091000","date":"1987-06-15","manufacturer":"FREIGHTLINER CORP.","component":"STRUCTURE","summary":"BUCKLING OF THE TILT CYLINDERS MAY OCCUR WHILE LOWERING THE VEHICLES CAB DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF THE CAB TILT SYSTEM.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":680,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["COE"],"built_from":"1985-11-01","built_to":"1987-09-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/87V091000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1986113","date":"1986-10-08","manufacturer":null,"component":"Structure","summary":"THE HANDHOLD MOUNTING SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A TUBULAR HANDLE HELD IN THREE PLACES BY CAST ALUMINUM BRACKETS WHICH ARE, IN TURN, ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD. VIBRATION FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSES THE HANDHOLD PARTS TO WEAR THIN AND COULD CAUSE THE HANDHOLD TO GIVE WAY UNDER THE WEIGHT OF A DRIVER. THIS COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY. CORRECTION: REPLACE THE HANDHOLD WITH A MODIFIED DESIGN WHICH UTILIZES A RUBBER ISOLATOR. ADD A PLASTIC SLEEVE TO THE CENTER BRACKET FOR ISOLATION.","mfr_campaign":"FC-0026","units":471,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["C.O.E."],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1986113"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"86V118000","date":"1986-08-26","manufacturer":"FREIGHTLINER CORP.","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY","summary":"THE HANDHOLD MOUNTING SYSTEM, WHICH CONSISTS OF A         TUBULAR HANDLE HELD IN THREE PLACES BY CAST ALUMINUM BRACKETS AND ATTACHED TO    THE ENGINE EXHAUST MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD.  VIBRATION FROM THIS SYSTEM CAUSES THE   HANDHOLD PARTS TO WEAR.                                                                                                                                           CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE PARTS WEAR THIN THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE    HANDHOLD MIGHT GIVE WAY UNDER THE WEIGHT OF A DRIVER.  THIS COULD RESULT IN      PERSONAL INJURY.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":6800,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["COE"],"built_from":"1983-09-01","built_to":"1986-07-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/86V118000"}],"lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}