NHTSA campaign 04V591000 · Freightliner campaign FL-437
Freightliner Recall 04V-591: FREIGHTLINER/BRAKE PEDAL ADJUSTMENT
NHTSA recall 04V591000 (Freightliner campaign FL-437) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on December 15, 2004, with 250 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner FLD for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on April 11, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V591000 (also written 04V-591 or 04V591)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-437
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 250 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Pedals and Linkages
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V591000. 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 FLD
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 27, 2004 – October 12, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V591000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHROD WAS NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY DURING ASSEMBLY.
Safety consequence
LOOSE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHROD JAM NUTS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH MAY OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL ADJUST THE PEDAL PUSHROD. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 11, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-437.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 04V591000
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.