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NHTSA campaign 06V205000 · Freightliner campaign FL-477

FREIGHTLINER LLC Recall 06V-205: SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES/BENDIX

NHTSA recall 06V205000 (Freightliner campaign FL-477) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on June 12, 2006, with 5,243 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fccc B2, Freightliner Argosy, Freightliner Business Class M2 and more for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on June 28, 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 06V205000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
06V205000 (also written 06V-205 or 06V205)
Filed by
FREIGHTLINER LLC
Freightliner campaign number
FL-477
Report received
Potentially affected
5,243 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Parking Brake — Conventional — Air
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V205000. 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

  • Fccc B2

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Fccc recalls

Freightliner

  • Freightliner Argosy

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Business Class M2

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Cargo

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner CENTURY CLASS S/T

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Classic

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Columbia

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Coronado

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner FLD

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner S2

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Freightliner recalls

Sterling

  • Sterling Acterra

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Sterling AT

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Sterling Cargo

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Sterling L

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Sterling LT

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Sterling recalls

Thomas Built Buses

  • Thomas Built Buses C2

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Thomas Built Buses HDX

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Thomas Built Buses recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V205000.

Defect description

CERTAIN HEAVY TRUCKS, SHUTTLE BUSES, AND SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX MODULATED SPRING BRAKE VALVES. A DEFECT IN THE MODULATED SPRING BRAKE VALVE CASTING MAY CAUSE AN INTERMITTENT DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE PARK BRAKE.

Safety consequence

THE VEHICLE MAY ROLLAWAY WITHOUT WARNING, POSSIBLY CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VALVES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2006 TO FREIGHTLINER, STERLING, AND FCCC OWNERS. THOMAS BUILT MAILED LETTERS TO OWNERS BEGINNING JULY 27, 2006. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED (REPLACED) BY RECALL 07V302 (FL-504).

Notes

FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-477.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 06V205000

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.