NHTSA campaign 07V302000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Freightliner LLC: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Check Valve

Freightliner LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 16, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 75,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

CERTAIN FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS, HEAVY TRUCKS, AND THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 2002 AND JULY 3, 2007, EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX SR-7 SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVES. THE PARKER SCV BRASS 90 DEGREE SINGLE CHECK VALVES (SCV) WHICH ATTACH TO THE SUPPLY PORT OF A BENDIX SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVE CAN BREAK APART. PIECES OF THE PARKER SCV CAN BECOME LODGED INSIDE THE SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING EITHER LEAKAGE OUT OF THE SR-7 VALVE OR PREVENTING AIR FROM PROPERLY EXHAUSTING FROM THE SR-7 VALVE. ALSO, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE INTERNAL RUBBER CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES, THE VALVES CAN BECOME DEFORMED AND NOT SEAT PROPERLY.

The risk

THESE CONDITIONS COULD EITHER RESULT IN LEAKAGE AND CAUSE A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKE WITHOUT WARNING OR POSSIBLY LEAD TO UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY OR BRAKE DRAG WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.

The remedy

FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2008 TO FREIGHTLINER, STERLING, AND FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS OWNERS; TO THOMAS BUILT BUS OWNERS ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

126 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2008 Fccc B2	0	9	0	0
2008 Fccc XC	0	3	0	0
2008 Freightliner Argosy	0	6	0	0
2008 Freightliner Business Class M2	1	14	0	0
2008 Freightliner Century ST	0	11	0	0
2008 Freightliner Classic	0	5	0	0
2008 Freightliner Classic XL	0	10	0	0
2008 Freightliner Columbia	1	30	0	0
2008 Freightliner Coronado	0	18	0	0
2008 Freightliner FL112 Business Class	0	1	0	0
2008 Freightliner FL80 Business Class	0	1	0	0
2008 Freightliner FLD112	0	1	0	0
2008 Freightliner FLD120	0	2	0	0
2008 Freightliner FLD120SD	0	3	0	0
2008 Freightliner MT-45	1	2	0	0
2008 Freightliner MT55	0	3	0	0
2008 Sterling A-Line	1	11	0	0
2008 Sterling Acterra	1	13	0	0
2008 Sterling L-Line	0	11	0	0
2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2	5	27	0	0
2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX	0	14	0	0
2007 Fccc B2	1	8	0	0
2007 Fccc XC	1	2	0	0
2007 Freightliner Argosy	0	5	0	0
2007 Freightliner Business Class M2	4	17	1	0
2007 Freightliner Century ST	0	7	0	0
2007 Freightliner Classic	1	6	0	0
2007 Freightliner Classic XL	0	8	0	0
2007 Freightliner Columbia	11	27	1	0
2007 Freightliner Coronado	0	15	0	0
2007 Freightliner FL112 Business Class	0	1	0	0
2007 Freightliner FL80 Business Class	0	1	0	0
2007 Freightliner FLD112	0	1	0	0
2007 Freightliner FLD120	0	2	0	0
2007 Freightliner FLD120SD	0	3	0	0
2007 Freightliner MT-45	0	3	0	0
2007 Freightliner MT55	0	2	0	0
2007 Sterling A-Line	0	9	0	0
2007 Sterling Acterra	0	11	0	0
2007 Sterling L-Line	3	8	0	0
2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2	1	25	0	0
2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX	0	10	0	0
2006 Fccc B2	0	5	0	0
2006 Fccc XC	0	4	0	0
2006 Freightliner Argosy	0	5	0	0
2006 Freightliner Business Class M2	8	13	1	0
2006 Freightliner Century ST	1	5	0	0
2006 Freightliner Classic	1	4	0	0
2006 Freightliner Classic XL	0	7	0	0
2006 Freightliner Columbia	14	21	2	1
2006 Freightliner Coronado	1	12	0	0
2006 Freightliner FL112 Business Class	0	1	0	0
2006 Freightliner FL80 Business Class	0	1	0	0
2006 Freightliner FLD112	0	1	0	0
2006 Freightliner FLD120	1	2	0	0
2006 Freightliner FLD120SD	0	2	0	0
2006 Freightliner MT-45	0	1	0	0
2006 Freightliner MT55	0	3	0	0
2006 Sterling A-Line	0	8	0	0
2006 Sterling Acterra	2	7	0	2
2006 Sterling L-Line	0	9	0	0
2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2	2	21	1	0
2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX	1	9	0	0
2005 Fccc B2	0	5	0	0
2005 Fccc XC	0	4	0	0
2005 Freightliner Argosy	1	4	0	0
2005 Freightliner Business Class M2	7	9	0	1
2005 Freightliner Century ST	1	6	0	0
2005 Freightliner Classic	0	3	0	0
2005 Freightliner Classic XL	0	5	0	0
2005 Freightliner Columbia	38	14	2	1
2005 Freightliner Coronado	0	9	0	0
2005 Freightliner FL112 Business Class	0	1	0	0
2005 Freightliner FL80 Business Class	0	2	0	0
2005 Freightliner FLD112	0	1	0	0
2005 Freightliner FLD120	0	1	0	0
2005 Freightliner FLD120SD	0	2	0	0
2005 Freightliner MT-45	0	2	0	0
2005 Freightliner MT55	1	2	0	0
2005 Sterling A-Line	0	6	0	0
2005 Sterling Acterra	1	6	0	0
2005 Sterling L-Line	1	8	0	0
2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2	0	16	0	0
2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX	0	5	0	0
2004 Fccc B2	0	3	0	0
2004 Fccc XC	0	3	0	0
2004 Freightliner Argosy	0	2	0	0
2004 Freightliner Business Class M2	8	10	1	1
2004 Freightliner Century ST	0	2	0	0
2004 Freightliner Classic	0	2	0	0
2004 Freightliner Classic XL	0	2	0	0
2004 Freightliner Columbia	13	10	2	2
2004 Freightliner Coronado	0	6	0	0
2004 Freightliner FL112 Business Class	0	1	0	0
2004 Freightliner FL80 Business Class	0	2	0	0
2004 Freightliner FLD112	0	1	0	0
2004 Freightliner FLD120	0	1	0	0
2004 Freightliner FLD120SD	0	2	0	0
2004 Freightliner MT-45	0	3	0	0
2004 Freightliner MT55	0	2	0	0
2004 Sterling A-Line	0	6	0	0
2004 Sterling Acterra	0	6	0	0
2004 Sterling L-Line	0	8	0	0
2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2	0	5	0	0
2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX	2	5	0	0
2003 Fccc B2	0	2	0	0
2003 Fccc XC	0	2	0	0
2003 Freightliner Argosy	0	2	0	0
2003 Freightliner Business Class M2	1	5	0	0
2003 Freightliner Century ST	0	1	0	0
2003 Freightliner Classic	0	1	0	0
2003 Freightliner Classic XL	0	1	0	0
2003 Freightliner Columbia	10	5	0	0
2003 Freightliner Coronado	0	4	0	0
2003 Freightliner FL112 Business Class	0	1	0	0
2003 Freightliner FL80 Business Class	0	1	0	0
2003 Freightliner FLD112	0	1	0	0
2003 Freightliner FLD120	0	1	0	0
2003 Freightliner FLD120SD	0	1	0	0
2003 Freightliner MT-45	0	2	0	0
2003 Freightliner MT55	0	1	0	0
2003 Sterling A-Line	1	2	0	0
2003 Sterling Acterra	2	4	0	0
2003 Sterling L-Line	1	3	0	0
2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2	1	4	0	0
2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX	0	5	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 07V302000.

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