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NHTSA campaign 02V087000 · Freightliner campaign FL-393

FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Recall 02V-087: FREIGHTLINER/CAPACITOR

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 02V087000 (Freightliner campaign FL-393) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on March 20, 2002, with 30,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Century, Freightliner FLD, Sterling Acterra and more for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on September 20, 2002, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V087000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
02V087000 (also written 02V-087 or 02V087)
Filed by
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Freightliner campaign number
FL-393
Report received
Potentially affected
30,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V087000. 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 Century

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 8, 2001 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner FLD

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 8, 2001 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
All Freightliner recalls

Sterling

  • Sterling Acterra

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 8, 2001 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
All Sterling recalls

Western Star

  • Western Star 4900

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 8, 2001 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Western Star 5900

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 8, 2001 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Western Star 6900

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 8, 2001 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
All Western Star recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V087000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, A CAPACITOR IN THE POWER LINE CONTROL (PLC) FILTER COULD OVERHEAT AND/OR IGNITE WHEN SUBJECTED TO REVERSE POLARITY ELECTRICAL SPIKES.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE PLC FILTER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL DISCONNECT AND SECURE THE PLC FILTER GROUND WIRE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 2002. 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 02V087000

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.