NHTSA campaign 00V232002 · Part 573 safety recall report

Freightliner Corporation: Service Brakes, Air › Antilock

Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 7, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 35,405. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.

The risk

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU.

48 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2000 Freightliner Argosy	0	7	0	0
2000 Freightliner Business Class	1	9	0	1
2000 Freightliner Century	15	6	0	0
2000 Freightliner Columbia	1	3	0	1
2000 Freightliner FLD	1	8	1	0
2000 Freightliner FLS 112	0	1	0	0
2000 Freightliner FS-65	12	6	0	0
2000 Freightliner Sterling	0	4	0	0
2000 Sterling Acterra	0	17	0	0
2000 Thomas ER Transit	0	7	0	0
2000 Thomas MVP EF	0	11	0	0
2000 Thomas MVP ER	0	12	0	0
1999 Freightliner Argosy	0	9	0	0
1999 Freightliner Business Class	1	5	0	0
1999 Freightliner Century	6	7	1	0
1999 Freightliner Columbia	0	2	0	0
1999 Freightliner FLD	1	8	0	0
1999 Freightliner FLS 112	0	1	0	0
1999 Freightliner FS-65	2	7	0	0
1999 Freightliner Sterling	1	1	0	0
1999 Sterling Acterra	0	7	0	0
1999 Thomas ER Transit	0	6	0	0
1999 Thomas MVP EF	0	10	0	0
1999 Thomas MVP ER	0	9	0	0
1998 Freightliner Argosy	0	6	0	0
1998 Freightliner Business Class	0	5	0	0
1998 Freightliner Century	9	5	0	0
1998 Freightliner Columbia	0	2	0	0
1998 Freightliner FLD	2	5	0	0
1998 Freightliner FLS 112	0	1	0	0
1998 Freightliner FS-65	1	4	1	0
1998 Freightliner Sterling	0	1	0	0
1998 Sterling Acterra	0	4	0	0
1998 Thomas ER Transit	0	6	0	0
1998 Thomas MVP EF	3	8	0	0
1998 Thomas MVP ER	0	7	0	0
1997 Freightliner Argosy	0	1	0	0
1997 Freightliner Business Class	2	6	0	0
1997 Freightliner Century	4	4	0	0
1997 Freightliner Columbia	0	1	0	0
1997 Freightliner FLD	1	2	1	0
1997 Freightliner FLS 112	0	1	0	0
1997 Freightliner FS-65	0	3	0	0
1997 Freightliner Sterling	0	1	0	0
1997 Sterling Acterra	0	2	0	0
1997 Thomas ER Transit	0	7	0	0
1997 Thomas MVP EF	2	6	0	0
1997 Thomas MVP ER	0	6	0	0

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V232002.

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