NHTSA campaign 00V151000 · Freightliner campaign FL-258
Freightliner Recall 00V-151: FREIGHTLINER/FMVSS 121/AIR GAUGE
NHTSA recall 00V151000 (Freightliner campaign FL-258) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on May 22, 2000, with 7 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner FLN for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on August 24, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V151000 (also written 00V-151 or 00V151)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-258
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 7 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Low Pressure Warning — Switch
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 121
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V151000. 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 FLN
- 1998 · Vehicles built November 24, 1998 – December 18, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V151000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY TRUCKS BUILT WITH AIR BRAKES THAT DID NOT HAVE AIR GAUGES INSTALLED. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."
Safety consequence
THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DUAL NEEDLE AIR PRESSURE GAUGE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 24, 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 00V151000
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.