NHTSA campaign 01V209000 · Freightliner campaign FL-381
Freightliner Recall 01V-209: FREIGHTLINER/FMVSS 210/SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES
NHTSA recall 01V209000 (Freightliner campaign FL-381) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on June 22, 2001, with 277 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner FLD for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 31, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V209000 (also written 01V-209 or 01V209)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-381
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 277 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front — Anchorage
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V209000. 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 FLD
- 1995 · Vehicles built August 1, 1993 – May 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V209000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS CONVERTED FROM SLEEPER CABS TO DAY CABS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
Safety consequence
THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL REINFORCEMENTS TO THE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 31, 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.
Notes
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 01V209000
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.