NHTSA campaign 02V318002 · Freightliner campaign FL404
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Recall 02V318002: FREIGHTLINER/CATERPILLAR/ENGINE PUMPS
NHTSA recall 02V318002 (Freightliner campaign FL404) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on December 3, 2002, with 2,616 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner American Lafrance, Freightliner FLN, Sterling Acterra and more for the 2002 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V318002
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL404
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,616 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V318002. 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 American Lafrance
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 16, 2002 – November 14, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner FLN
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 16, 2002 – November 14, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Sterling
Sterling Acterra
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 16, 2002 – November 14, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Thomas
Thomas Minotour
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 16, 2002 – November 14, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V318002.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR 3126E HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLED ELECTRONICALLY ACTUATED UNIT INJECTED DIESEL ENGINES WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY PUMPS (HEP8), THE PUMP COMPONENTS MAY EXPERIENCE A HIGH PRESSURE SEAL FAILURE WHICH CAN RESULT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF ROUGH RUNNING AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE STALL DUE TO A LOSS OF INJECTION ACTUATION PRESSURE.
Safety consequence
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL404. ONCE ENGINE STALL OCCURS, THE ENGINE CANNOT BE RESTARTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
CATERPILLAR IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE PUMP SERIAL NUMBERS AND REPLACE THE PUMP IF NECESSARY. 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 CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V318002
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.