NHTSA campaign 00V014000 · Freightliner campaign FL-250
Freightliner Recall 00V-014: FREIGHTLINER/BRAKE MOUNTING BRACKET
NHTSA recall 00V014000 (Freightliner campaign FL-250) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on January 18, 2000, with 323 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner XC for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on May 15, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V014000 (also written 00V-014 or 00V014)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-250
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 323 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Drum — Chamber
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V014000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Freightliner
Freightliner XC
- 1998 · Vehicles built September 14, 1998 – December 6, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V014000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RV CHASSIS. IF THE FRONT WHEELS ARE TURNED WHEN THE AIR SUSPENSION IS EXHAUSTED, THE BRAKE CHAMBER MOUNTING BRACKET COULD BE DAMAGED DUE TO AN INTERFERENCE.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN BRAKE DRAG.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE ALL AXLE STOPS.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-250.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 15, 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V014000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.