NHTSA campaign 07V306000 · Freightliner campaign FL-501
FREIGHTLINER LLC Recall 07V-306: STEERING ARM/TIE ROD ARM
NHTSA recall 07V306000 (Freightliner campaign FL-501) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on July 18, 2007, with 18,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fccc B2, Fleetwood Bounder Diesel, Fleetwood Discovery and more for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on December 21, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V306000 (also written 07V-306 or 07V306)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-501
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 18,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V306000. 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.
Double K
All Double K recallsFccc
All Fccc recallsFleetwood
Fleetwood Bounder Diesel
Fleetwood Discovery
Fleetwood Excursion
Fleetwood Expedition
Fleetwood Providence
Freightliner
Freightliner Business Class M2
Freightliner Century ST
Freightliner Classic
Freightliner Classic XL
Freightliner Columbia
Freightliner Coronado
Freightliner FLD120SD
Glaval
Glaval Apollo
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 17, 2007 – June 27, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Morgan Olson
All Morgan Olson recallsSterling
Sterling A-Line
Sterling Acterra
Sterling L-Line
Thomas Built Buses
Thomas Built Buses HDX
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2
Utilimaster
Utilimaster Aeromaster
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 21, 2007 – February 18, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Western Star
All Western Star recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V306000.
Defect description
FREIGHTLINER IS RECALLING CERTAIN SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS, HEAVY TRUCKS, VAN CHASSIS, RV MOTORHOME CHASSIS MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 5 TO MAY 17, 2007, EQUIPPED WITH AXLE ALLIANCE COMPANY (AAC) FRONT AXLES. DURING THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY, THE FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING ARM OR TIE ROD ARMS TO THE SPINDLE MAY BE OVER OR UNDER TIGHTENED.
Safety consequence
INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED STEERING ARM FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, INSPECT THE FASTENERS, AND REPLACE THE STEERING ARM IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 21, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-501.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 07V306000
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.