NHTSA campaign 05V550000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-466
Sterling Recall 05V-550: WIPER MOTOR GREASE
NHTSA recall 05V550000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-466) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on December 6, 2005, with 1,819 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Sterling A-Line, Sterling Acterra and Sterling L-Line for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on February 13, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V550000 (also written 05V-550 or 05V550)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-466
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,819 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Windshield Wiper/Washer — Motor
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V550000. 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.
Sterling
Sterling A-Line
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – October 14, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Sterling Acterra
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – October 14, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Sterling L-Line
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – October 14, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V550000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH VISTEON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE MOTOR MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITHOUT GREASE APPLIED TO THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR.
Safety consequence
AFTER A PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS USE ON THE HIGH SPEED SETTING, LACK OF GREASE ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR MAY CAUSE THE GEAR TEETH TO DISTORT OR FRACTURE DURING OPERATION RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. INOPERATIVE WIPERS UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIPER MOTOR FOR THE PRESENCE OF GREASE AND GREASE THE WIPER MOTOR GEARS IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-466. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V550000
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.