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NHTSA campaign 05V551000 · Freightliner campaign FL-467

Freightliner and Sterling Recall 05V-551: FRONT AXLE I-BEAM

NHTSA recall 05V551000 (Freightliner campaign FL-467) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on December 6, 2005, with 500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Century, Freightliner Columbia and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on March 15, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V551000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V551000 (also written 05V-551 or 05V551)
Filed by
FREIGHTLINER LLC
Freightliner campaign number
FL-467
Report received
Potentially affected
500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Axle Assembly
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V551000. 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 Business Class M2

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2005 – October 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Century

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2005 – October 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Columbia

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2005 – October 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Coronado

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2005 – October 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Freightliner recalls

Sterling

  • Sterling AT

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2005 – October 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Sterling Century

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2005 – October 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Sterling LT

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2005 – October 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Sterling recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V551000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MOTOR HOME CHASSIS, THE TOP FLANGE OF THE FRONT AXLE I-BEAM MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE.

Safety consequence

DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2006, FOR PHASE I. PHASE 2 WILL BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2006. THIS RECALL IS BEING CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES. PHASE I WILL REPLACE THE COMPLETE AXLE ASSEMBLY; AND PHASE II WILL REPLACE THE AXLE BEAM AND STEERING KNUCKLES. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-467.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 05V551000

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.