NHTSA campaign 05V185000 · Freightliner campaign FL-448
Freightliner Recall 05V-185: ALUMINUM WHEELS/ACCURIDE
NHTSA recall 05V185000 (Freightliner campaign FL-448) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on April 27, 2005, with 3,500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner American Lafrance, Freightliner Century ST, Freightliner Columbia and more for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on October 21, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V185000 (also written 05V-185 or 05V185)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-448
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V185000. 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 American Lafrance
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 20, 2005 – March 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Century ST
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 20, 2005 – March 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Columbia
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 20, 2005 – March 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Sterling Acterra
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 20, 2005 – March 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Western Star
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 20, 2005 – March 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V185000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ACCURIDE ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE WHEELS WERE NOT PROPERLY PRE-STRESSED. THIS ALLOWS CRACKS TO DEVELOP OVER TIME.
Safety consequence
THIS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO WHEEL FAILURE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 21, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-448.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V185000
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.