NHTSA campaign 00V247000 · Freightliner campaign FL-269
Freightliner Recall 00V-247: FREIGHTLINER/SLACK ADJUSTER
NHTSA recall 00V247000 (Freightliner campaign FL-269) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on August 29, 2000, with 524 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner VCL, Freightliner XC and Freightliner XCA for model years 1997–2000. Owners were notified on January 30, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V247000 (also written 00V-247 or 00V247)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-269
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 524 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Drum
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V247000. 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 VCL
Freightliner XC
Freightliner XCA
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V247000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CHASSIS. INTERFERENCE CAN OCCUR BETWEEN THE STEER AXLE SLACK ADJUSTERS AND THE AXLE KNUCKLE POST DURING A FULL WHEEL CUT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN DIMINISHED BRAKING EFFORT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH ONE THAT WILL PROVIDE CLEARANCE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 30, 2001.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 00V247000
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.