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NHTSA campaign 04V272000 · Freightliner campaign FL-424

Freightliner and Sterling Recall 04V-272: FREIGHTLINER/FRONT WHEEL BEARING

NHTSA recall 04V272000 (Freightliner campaign FL-424) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on June 7, 2004, with 9,602 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Sterling Acterra, Freightliner Business Class and Freightliner Business Class M2 for model years 2000–2003. Owners were notified on September 7, 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 04V272000 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
04V272000 (also written 04V-272 or 04V272)
Filed by
FREIGHTLINER LLC
Freightliner campaign number
FL-424
Report received
Potentially affected
9,602 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Front — Wheel Bearing
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V272000. 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, 2003 · Vehicles built October 1, 2002 – October 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Business Class M2

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – October 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
All Freightliner recalls

Sterling

  • Sterling Acterra

    • 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built August 1, 2000 – October 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003
All Sterling recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V272000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT WITH 8,000 OR 6,000 POUND FRONT AXLES AND FOUR-PIECE SPINDLE NUT SETS, PREMATURE FRONT ,WHEEL BEARING WEAR MAY BE CAUSED BY INCONSISTENT BEARING ENDPLAY ADJUSTMENT.

Safety consequence

IF ALLOWED TO PROGRESS, THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

THE DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE OIL SEALS AND HUB CAP GASKETS ON BOTH SIDES. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 7, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-424. 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 04V272000

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.