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NHTSA campaign 00V040000 · Freightliner campaign FL-253

Freightliner Recall 00V-040: FREIGHTLINER/PART 567/CERTIFICATION

NHTSA recall 00V040000 (Freightliner campaign FL-253) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on February 15, 2000, with 15,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner MC, Freightliner VCL and Freightliner XC for model years 1996–2000. Owners were notified on November 27, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V040000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V040000 (also written 00V-040 or 00V040)
Filed by
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Freightliner campaign number
FL-253
Report received
Potentially affected
15,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Other — Labels
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V040000. 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 MC

  • Freightliner VCL

  • Freightliner XC

All Freightliner recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V040000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THE TIRE PRESSURE ON THE CERTIFICATION LABELS ARE INCORRECT FOR THE DESIGNATED GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF PART 567, "CERTIFICATION."

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN IMPROPER INFLATION OF THE TIRES FOR THE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING LISTED FOR THE CHASSIS.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE MAILED AN OVERLAY WITH THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 27, 2000. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE A NEW LABELWITHIN 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 00V040000

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.