NHTSA campaign 02V337000 · Freightliner campaign FL-399
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Recall 02V-337: FREIGHTLINER/CLINCH PINS
NHTSA recall 02V337000 (Freightliner campaign FL-399) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on December 17, 2002, with 733 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Business Class, Freightliner Conventional, Sterling A-Line and more for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on November 15, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V337000 (also written 02V-337 or 02V337)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-399
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 733 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V337000. 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
- 2002 · Vehicles built May 1, 2002 – June 28, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Conventional
- 2002 · Vehicles built May 1, 2002 – June 28, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Sterling
Sterling A-Line
- 2002 · Vehicles built May 1, 2002 – June 28, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Sterling L-Line
- 2002 · Vehicles built May 1, 2002 – June 28, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Western Star
Western Star Western Star
- 2002 · Vehicles built May 1, 2002 – June 28, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V337000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCK-TRACTOR MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CONMET SIMPLEX STATIONARY OR SLIDING FIFTH-WHEEL, THE CLINCH PINS THAT RETAIN THE FIFTH-WHEEL PIVOT PINS MAY NOT BE FULLY INSTALLED.
Safety consequence
THE FIFTH WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FIFTH WHEEL TO VERIFY THE CORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE CLINCH PIN AND PIVOT PIN. MISSING PINS WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 15, 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
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-399. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V337000
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.