NHTSA campaign 07V169000 · Freightliner campaign FL-494
Freightliner Recall 07V-169: SPINDLE NUT ADJUSTMENT/ARVINMERITOR
NHTSA recall 07V169000 (Freightliner campaign FL-494) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on April 12, 2007, with 219 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Century and Freightliner Columbia for model years 2006–2007. Owners were notified on June 28, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V169000 (also written 07V-169 or 07V169)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-494
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 219 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Hub
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V169000. 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
Freightliner Century
Freightliner Columbia
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V169000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT WITH FRONT AXLES ASSEMBLED BY ARVINMERITOR, THE FRONT SPINDLE NUT MAY BE OVER-TIGHTENED CAUSING PRELOAD ON THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WHICH COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE BEARING WEAR.
Safety consequence
IF RAPID BEARING WEAR IS ALLOWED TO PROGRESS, THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT HUB INSTALLATION FOR CORRECT BEARING ADJUSTMENT. IF THE BEARING ADJUSTMENT IS INCORRECT, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-385-4357.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-494.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 07V169000
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.