NHTSA campaign 05V467000 · Freightliner campaign FL-460
Freightliner and Thomas Recall 05V-467: ARVINMERITOR REAR AXLE HOUSING
NHTSA recall 05V467000 (Freightliner campaign FL-460) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on October 5, 2005, with 1,100 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Argosy, Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Century ST and more for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on April 11, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V467000 (also written 05V-467 or 05V467)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-460
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,100 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear — Axle — Spindle
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V467000. 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 Argosy
Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 13, 2005 – July 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Century ST
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 13, 2005 – July 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Columbia
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 13, 2005 – July 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Thomas
Thomas C2
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 13, 2005 – July 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Thomas FS-65
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 13, 2005 – July 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V467000.
Defect description
CERTAIN 2005 THOMAS BUILT FS-65 AND C-2 SCHOOL BUSES AND 2005 FREIGHTLINER ARGOSY, COLUMBIA, CENTURY ST, AND M2 BUSINESS CLASS TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 4 AND JULY 8, 2005. THE SPINDLES IN THE REAR AXLE HOUSING WERE OVERHEATED DURING THE HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS. INCORRECTLY HEAT TREATED SPINDLES COULD RESULT IN A FRACTURE OF THE SPINDLE.
Safety consequence
INCORRECTLY HEAT TREATED SPINDLES COULD FRACTURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND INSPECT FOR THE HEAT TREAT DATE CODE ON THE END OF THE REAR SPINDLES AND REPLACE THE AXLE HOUSING IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 23, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-460.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 05V467000
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.