NHTSA campaign 03V500000 · Freightliner campaign FL-418
Freightliner Recall 03V-500: FREIGHTLINER/AIR LINE CARTRIDGE
NHTSA recall 03V500000 (Freightliner campaign FL-418) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on December 4, 2003, with 400 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Argosy, Freightliner Century and Freightliner Columbia for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on January 26, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V500000 (also written 03V-500 or 03V500)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-418
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 400 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V500000. 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
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 8, 2003 – September 25, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Century
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 8, 2003 – September 25, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Columbia
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 8, 2003 – September 25, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V500000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKES, THE PLASTIC PUSH-TO-CONNECT AIR LINE FITTING CARTRIDGE COULD BE IMPROPERLY WELDED INTO THE NYLON JUNCTION BLOCK HOUSING ALLOWING AN AIR LINE TO BECOME DISCONNECTED.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD LEAD TO REDUCED BRAKE CONTROL, LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKE CONTROL, OR THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY APPLYING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW CAB AIR MANIFOLD. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 21, 2004. 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 800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-418.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 03V500000
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.