NHTSA campaign 08V137000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimler Trucks North America: Power Train › Axle Assembly

Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 25, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 28,764. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 28,764 MY 2001 THROUGH 2008 FCCC B2 AND FS65 SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS, FCCC FB65 CONVENTIONAL BUSES, AND STERLING ACTERRA, FREIGHTLINER FLN, AND BUSINESS CLASS M2 HEAVY TRUCKS, BUILT FROM JANUARY 26, 2000, THROUGH MARCH 24, 2008, MANUFACTURED WITH ARVINMERITOR OR AXLE ALLIANCE COMPANY 6,000 THROUGH 8,000 POUND FRONT AXLES UTILIZING A FOUR PIECE SPINDLE-NUT SET. THESE AXLE ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH A THIN SPINDLE NUT WHICH MAY LEAD TO INCORRECT END PLAY, CONE SPIN, EXCESSIVE HEAT, DEGRADATION OF LUBRICATION, WEAR OF THE SPINDLE NUT AND BEARING JOURNAL, OIL CONTAMINATION WITH METAL SHAVINGS, AND PREMATURE BEARING FAILURE.

The risk

CONTINUED OPERATION MAY LEAD TO WHEEL SEPARATION AND POSSIBLY A VEHICLE CRASH.

The remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 8, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

48 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2008 Fccc B2	0	9	0	0
2008 Fccc FB65	0	2	0	0
2008 Fccc FS65	0	3	0	0
2008 Freightliner Business Class M2	1	14	0	0
2008 Freightliner FLN	0	1	0	0
2008 Sterling Acterra	1	13	0	0
2007 Fccc B2	1	8	0	0
2007 Fccc FB65	0	2	0	0
2007 Fccc FS65	0	4	0	0
2007 Freightliner Business Class M2	4	17	1	0
2007 Freightliner FLN	0	1	0	0
2007 Sterling Acterra	0	11	0	0
2006 Fccc B2	0	5	0	0
2006 Fccc FB65	0	2	0	0
2006 Fccc FS65	0	4	0	0
2006 Freightliner Business Class M2	8	13	1	0
2006 Freightliner FLN	0	1	0	0
2006 Sterling Acterra	2	7	0	2
2005 Fccc B2	0	5	0	0
2005 Fccc FB65	0	2	0	0
2005 Fccc FS65	0	2	0	0
2005 Freightliner Business Class M2	7	9	0	1
2005 Freightliner FLN	1	1	0	0
2005 Sterling Acterra	1	6	0	0
2004 Fccc B2	0	3	0	0
2004 Fccc FB65	0	1	0	0
2004 Fccc FS65	0	1	0	0
2004 Freightliner Business Class M2	8	10	1	1
2004 Freightliner FLN	0	1	0	0
2004 Sterling Acterra	0	6	0	0
2003 Fccc B2	0	2	0	0
2003 Fccc FB65	0	1	0	0
2003 Fccc FS65	0	1	0	0
2003 Freightliner Business Class M2	1	5	0	0
2003 Freightliner FLN	0	1	0	0
2003 Sterling Acterra	2	4	0	0
2002 Fccc B2	0	1	0	0
2002 Fccc FB65	0	1	0	0
2002 Fccc FS65	0	1	0	0
2002 Freightliner Business Class M2	0	5	0	0
2002 Freightliner FLN	0	3	0	0
2002 Sterling Acterra	1	6	0	0
2001 Fccc B2	0	1	0	0
2001 Fccc FB65	0	1	0	0
2001 Fccc FS65	0	1	0	0
2001 Freightliner Business Class M2	0	2	0	0
2001 Freightliner FLN	0	3	0	0
2001 Sterling Acterra	0	11	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 08V137000.

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