NHTSA campaign 03V112000 · Freightliner campaign FL-407
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Recall 03V-112: FREIGHTLINER/ARVINMERITOR/SKF/FRONT AXLE HUBS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V112000 (Freightliner campaign FL-407) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on March 21, 2003, with 5,716 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Argosy, Freightliner Business Class, Freightliner Century and more for model years 1998–2001. Owners were notified on September 20, 2003, 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 03V112000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V112000 (also written 03V-112 or 03V112)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-407
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5,716 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Hub
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V112000. 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 Argosy
Freightliner Business Class
Freightliner Century
Freightliner Columbia
Freightliner FLB
Freightliner FLD
Sterling
Sterling A-Line
Sterling Acterra
Sterling L-Line
Western Star
Western Star 4900
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V112000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRUCK HUB UNITS MANUFACTURED BY SKF EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE ON ARVINMERITOR'S FF98X SERIES NON-DRIVE STEER AXLES, THE HUB UNIT BEARINGS CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.
Safety consequence
SEIZURE OF THE BEARINGS CAN CAUSE WHEEL SEPARATION OR WHEEL END FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT HUBS. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 20, 2003. 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-407.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 03V112000
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.