NHTSA campaign 06V085000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-472
FREIGHTLINER LLC Recall 06V-085: SLOW PARK BRAKE APPLICATION
NHTSA recall 06V085000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-472) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on March 28, 2006, with 250 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fccc B2, Thomas C2 and Thomas Built Buses C2 for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on May 12, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V085000 (also written 06V-085 or 06V085)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-472
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 250 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V085000. 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.
Fccc
All Fccc recallsThomas
All Thomas recallsThomas Built Buses
Thomas Built Buses C2
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 17, 2004 – February 20, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V085000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MY 2004-2006 FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS B2 SCHOOL BUSES AND THOMAS BUILT C2 SCHOOL BUSES BUILT WITH AIR OR HYDRAULIC BRAKES WITH A ONE VALVE PARK BRAKE SYSTEM AND PARK BRAKE RELEASE INTERLOCK MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 17, 2004, AND FEBRUARY 20, 2006. AT HIGHER VEHICLE LOADS, THE PARKING BRAKES MAY NOT FULLY APPLY.
Safety consequence
A BUS MAY ROLL IF THE DRIVER RELEASES THE SERVICE BRAKES BEFORE THE PARKING BRAKES FULLY APPLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH OR INJURE PASSENGERS ENTERING OR LEAVING THE BUS.
Manufacturer remedy
FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE PARK BRAKE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 12, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO FL-472.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 06V085000
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.