NHTSA Recall 10V178000
Filed by FREIGHTLINER LLC. Component: Exterior Lighting. Reported 2010-04-30. An estimated 8,971 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
DTNA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS C2, FCCC B2 CHASSIS, S2 CHASSIS, AND MC CHASSIS MANUFACTURED BEGINNING JANUARY 19, 2005 THROUGH APRIL 16, 2010. THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.
Risk
THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
What the manufacturer will do
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
Manufacturer campaign number: FL-577
Notes
DTNA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS FL-577.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2005 Freightliner B2
- 2006 Freightliner B2
- 2007 Freightliner B2
- 2008 Freightliner B2
- 2009 Freightliner B2
- 2010 Freightliner B2
- 2011 Freightliner B2
- 2005 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2006 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2007 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2008 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2009 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2010 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2005 Freightliner Mc
- 2006 Freightliner Mc
- 2007 Freightliner Mc
- 2008 Freightliner Mc
- 2009 Freightliner Mc
- 2010 Freightliner Mc
- 2011 Freightliner Mc
- 2005 Freightliner S2
- 2006 Freightliner S2
- 2007 Freightliner S2
- 2008 Freightliner S2
- 2009 Freightliner S2
- 2010 Freightliner S2
- 2011 Freightliner S2