NHTSA campaign 01V215000 · Freightliner campaign FL-382

Freightliner Recall 01V-215: FREIGHTLINER/PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR

NHTSA recall 01V215000 (Freightliner campaign FL-382) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on June 26, 2001, with 8,753 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner FS-65 for model years 2000–2001. Owners were notified on October 9, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V215000 (also written 01V-215 or 01V215)
Filed by: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Freightliner campaign number: FL-382
Report received: June 26, 2001
Potentially affected: 8,753 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified: October 9, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V215000. 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 FS-65
- 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built June 1, 2000 – April 25, 2001 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V215000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUS CHASSIS VEHICLES. AN ELECTRICAL PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR MAY NOT FIT IN THE FIREWALL MOUNTING HOLE CORRECTLY, RESULTING IN THE CONNECTOR DISLODGING AND AN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CONTACTING THE FIREWALL.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND POTENTIAL FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT VEHICLES FOR PROPER MOUNTING OF THE ELECTRICAL PASS THROUGH AND CORRECT IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 9, 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 01V215000

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.