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NHTSA campaign 04V205000 · Freightliner campaign FL-420

Freightliner and Sterling Recall 04V-205: FREIGHTLINER/TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER ATTACHMENT

NHTSA recall 04V205000 (Freightliner campaign FL-420) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on May 4, 2004, with 14,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Century, Freightliner Columbia and more for model years 2002–2004. Owners were notified on May 21, 2004, 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 04V205000 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
04V205000 (also written 04V-205 or 04V205)
Filed by
FREIGHTLINER LLC
Freightliner campaign number
FL-420
Report received
Potentially affected
14,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Manual Transmission
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V205000. 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 M2

    • 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built starting May 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Century

    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built starting October 17, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Columbia

    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built starting October 17, 2003 (per NHTSA)
All Freightliner recalls

Sterling

  • Sterling HX

    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built starting November 23, 2003 (per NHTSA)
All Sterling recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V205000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TAPERED JOINT THAT ATTACHES THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY BECOME LOOSE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR.

Safety consequence

IF SHIFT LEVER DETACHMENT OCCURS, THA ABILITY RO ACCELERATE OT MAINTAIN SPEED WILL BE LOST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL RE-SECURE THE SHIFT LEVER TO THE TRANSMISSION USING THREADLOCK AND RE-TORQUING THE FASTENING BOLT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 21, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-420.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 04V205000

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.