NHTSA campaign 05V285000 · Freightliner campaign FL-451
Freightliner Recall 05V-285: FRONT HUB/CONMET
NHTSA recall 05V285000 (Freightliner campaign FL-451) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on June 14, 2005, with 1,786 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Century ST, Freightliner Columbia, Freightliner Coronado and more for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on March 15, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V285000 (also written 05V-285 or 05V285)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-451
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,786 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Hub
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V285000. 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 Century ST
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 30, 2004 – March 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Columbia
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 30, 2004 – March 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Coronado
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 30, 2004 – March 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner FLD
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 30, 2004 – March 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V285000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 3RD GENERATION CONMET ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE DRUM MOUNTING FLANGE ON THE CONMET TRUTURN BRAKE DRUM MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A TAPER FROM THE PILOT HOLE TO THE BARREL OF THE DRUM.
Safety consequence
THIS TAPER MAY CAUSE CRACKING OR FRACTURES OF THE FRONT HUB. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND TESTING, FREIGHTLINER HAS REVISED THE POPULATION AND THE REMEDY (DECEMBER 22, 2005). THEREFORE, THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO.FL-451. 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 05V285000
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.