NHTSA campaign 06V030000 · Freightliner campaign FL-471
FREIGHTLINER LLC Recall 06V-030: VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION OIL LINE/OIL LEAK
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 06V030000 (Freightliner campaign FL-471) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on February 8, 2006, with 5,771 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Classic, Freightliner Classic XL, Freightliner Columbia and more for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on April 17, 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 06V030000 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
- 06V030000 (also written 06V-030 or 06V030)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-471
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5,771 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE05-049 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V030000. 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 Classic
Freightliner Classic XL
Freightliner Columbia
Freightliner FLD120SD
Sterling
Sterling A-Line
Sterling L-Line
Western Star
Western Star 4900
Western Star 6900
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V030000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR DIESEL ENGINES, THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION OIL LINE MAY WEAR AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD IF NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY.
Safety consequence
THE OIL LINE MAY BE CUT ON THE CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND A POSSIBLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
CATERPILLAR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH FREIGHTLINER, WILL BE CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CALL CATERPILLAR AT 309-675-6496, OR FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-471.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 06V030000
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.