Freightliner LLC: Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Freightliner LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 5, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 8,310. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN 2004 AND 2005 FREIGHTLINER VAN, MOTOR HOME, SHUTTLE BUS, AND SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2004 AND MAY 2005. ERRATIC VOLTAGE SUPPLY TO THE FUEL LIFT PUMP CAUSES PREMATURE WEAR OF THE PUMP. THIS PREMATURE WEAR COULD RESULT IN FUEL LIFT PUMP FAILURE AND IN SOME CASES MAY CAUSE AN ENGINE STALL CONDITION.
The risk
SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
CUMMINS WILL NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THE FREIGHTLINER AND THOMAS BUILT VEHICLES AND WILL REPAIR THE ENGINES BY EMC RECALIBRATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LIFT PUMP AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS ASSISTANCE CENTER 1-800-DIESELS (1-800-343-7357) OR FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
26 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Fccc XC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Fccc XBR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Fccc XC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner Cargo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner MB-55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner MC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner MT-45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner MT55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner XB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner XB-S | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner XC-R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner XCS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Sterling Cargo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Thomas MVP EF | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Fccc XBR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Freightliner Cargo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Freightliner MB-55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Freightliner MC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Freightliner MT-45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Freightliner MT55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Freightliner XB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Freightliner XB-S | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Freightliner XC-R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Freightliner XCS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Sterling Cargo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Thomas MVP EF | 1 | 7 | 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 05V469000.
Full record for the 2006 Fccc XC → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →