Freightliner Corporation: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Freightliner Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 29, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 524. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CHASSIS. INTERFERENCE CAN OCCUR BETWEEN THE STEER AXLE SLACK ADJUSTERS AND THE AXLE KNUCKLE POST DURING A FULL WHEEL CUT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN DIMINISHED BRAKING EFFORT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH ONE THAT WILL PROVIDE CLEARANCE.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Freightliner VCL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Freightliner XC | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Freightliner Xca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Freightliner VCL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Freightliner XC | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Freightliner Xca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Freightliner VCL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Freightliner XC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Freightliner Xca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner VCL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner XC | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Freightliner Xca | 0 | 1 | 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 00V247000.
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