NHTSA campaign 07V055000 · Freightliner campaign FL-491
FREIGHTLINER LLC Recall 07V-055: PARK BRAKE
NHTSA recall 07V055000 (Freightliner campaign FL-491) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on February 13, 2007, with 535 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fccc B2, Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner S2 and more for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on May 24, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V055000 (also written 07V-055 or 07V055)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-491
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 535 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V055000. 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 July 3, 2006 – November 3, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner
Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 3, 2006 – November 3, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner S2
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 3, 2006 – November 3, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Thomas Built Buses
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 3, 2006 – November 3, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V055000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MY 2007 THOMAS BUILT C2 SAF-T-LINER SCHOOL BUSES AND FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2, FCCC B2, AND S2 BUS CHASSIS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 3 AND NOVEMBER 3, 2006.
Safety consequence
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE PARK BRAKE OR WORK BRAKE MAY FAIL ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY. ALSO, THE STOP LAMPS MAY INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKE IS APPLIED.
Manufacturer remedy
FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNER AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 24, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FREIGHTLINER'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 800-385-4357.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER'S RECALL NO. FL-491.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 07V055000
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.