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NHTSA campaign 07V289000

FREIGHTLINER LLC recall 07V289000

CERTAIN FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL BUSES AND TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 23, 2004, TO MARCH 21, 2006. DURING THE STEERING COLUMN MANUFACTURING PROCESS TWO WELDS MAY HAVE BEEN MISSING.

Reported 07/03/2007

What can happen

COLUMNS WITH TWO WELDS MISSING MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE AND ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL TO PROGRESSIVELY BE MOVED OUT OF ITS NORMAL POSITION WHICH MAY CAUSE THE STEERING TO RESPOND DIFFERENTLY THAN EXPECTED. IF THIS CONDITION IS IGNORED, A CRASH MAY OCCUR.

Repair

FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

Components

  • Steering: Column

Affected years and models

A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.

2006 Freightliner CENTURY STView records2006 Freightliner COLUMBIAView records2006 Freightliner CORONADOView records2006 Thomas Built Buses FS-65View records2006 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINERView records2005 Freightliner CENTURY STView records2005 Freightliner COLUMBIAView records2005 Freightliner CORONADOView records2005 Thomas Built Buses FS-65View records2005 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINERView records2004 Thomas Built Buses FS-65View records2004 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINERView records