NHTSA campaign 00V190001 · Freightliner campaign FL-262
Freightliner and Sterling Recall 00V190001: FREIGHTLINER/ACCURIDE/WHEEL RIM CRACKS
NHTSA recall 00V190001 (Freightliner campaign FL-262) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on July 10, 2000, with 143 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Business Class, Freightliner FLD and Sterling Acterra for the 2000 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V190001
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-262
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 143 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Rim
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V190001. 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 Business Class
- 2000 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – May 2, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner FLD
- 2000 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – May 2, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Sterling
Sterling Acterra
- 2000 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – May 2, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V190001.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ACCURIDE 22.5 X 8.25 15 TUBELESS DEMOUNTABLE RIMS, PART NO. 32051. CERTAIN RIMS CONTAIN A NON-FUSION AREA IN THE BUTT-WELD OF THE MOUNTING RING. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE DEFECT COULD DEVELOP INTO A CRACK ON THE MOUNTING RING.
Safety consequence
OVER TIME, THE CRACK COULD PROPAGATE AND IF NOT HEEDED, COULD RESULT IN MOUNTING RING FAILURE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE RIM TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
ACCURIDE WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE OR SUSPECT WHEEL RIMS.
Notes
ACCURIDE BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS ON JUNE 20, 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 ACCURIDE CUSTOMER SERVIE AT 1-812-962-5027.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 00V190001
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.