NHTSA campaign 02V108001 · Freightliner campaign FL-395

Freightliner and Sterling Recall 02V108001: FREIGHTLINER/PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA recall 02V108001 (Freightliner campaign FL-395) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on April 10, 2002, with 548 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Business Class and Sterling Acterra for model years 1995–2002 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 02V108001
Filed by: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Freightliner campaign number: FL-395
Report received: April 10, 2002
Potentially affected: 548 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Parking Brake — Conventional — Mechanical — Linkage and Cable

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V108001. 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
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built June 1, 1994 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Freightliner recalls

Sterling

Sterling Acterra
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built June 1, 1994 – January 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Sterling recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V108001.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR BRAND 12" X 4" DCM DRUM PARKING BRAKE, THE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO THE FLANGE YOKE ARE TOO LARGE AND CAN INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY DISENGAGE.

Safety consequence

IMPROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE PARKING BRAKE COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ATTACHING BOLTS WITH THE CORRECT SIZE BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 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 02V108001

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.