NHTSA campaign 07V530000 · Freightliner campaign FL-514
FREIGHTLINER LLC Recall 07V-530: FIFTH WHEEL LEVER PIVOT BOLTS/HOLLAND SIMPLEX
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 07V530000 (Freightliner campaign FL-514) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on November 13, 2007, with 38,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Argosy, Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Century ST and more for model years 2006–2008. Owners were notified on January 3, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V530000 (also written 07V-530 or 07V530)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-514
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 38,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE07-047 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V530000. 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 Argosy
Freightliner Business Class M2
Freightliner Century ST
Freightliner Classic
Freightliner Classic XL
Freightliner Columbia
Freightliner Coronado
Freightliner FLD
Freightliner FLD120
Sterling
Sterling A-Line
Sterling Acterra
Sterling L-Line
Western Star
All Western Star recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V530000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCK-TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH HOLLAND SIMPLEX SE OR SE II FIFTH WHEELS, THE LATCH LEVER PIVOT BOLT ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED WHICH COULD DISTORT THE PIVOT BOLT SPACER SLEEVE. CORROSION OR CONTAMINATES IN THE PIVOT MAY CAUSE IT TO BIND AND PREVENT THE FIFTH WHEEL JAW FROM LATCHING SECURELY AROUND THE TRAILER KING PIN.
Safety consequence
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE FIFTH WHEEL MAY FAIL TO LATCH WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE. WHEN THE OCCURS, THE DRIVER COULD DRIVE AWAY AND THE TRAILER COULD BECOME DISENGAGED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PIVOT BOLT AND SLEEVE WITH A HEX HEAD SHOULDER BOLT AND WASHER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-514.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 07V530000
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.