NHTSA campaign 07V532000 · Freightliner campaign FL-515
Freightliner Recall 07V-532: WIPER MOTOR GROUND WIRE
NHTSA recall 07V532000 (Freightliner campaign FL-515) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on November 13, 2007, with 5,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Century ST, Freightliner Columbia and Freightliner Coronado for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on May 13, 2008, 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 07V532000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V532000 (also written 07V-532 or 07V532)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-515
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Windshield Wiper/Washer — Motor
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V532000. 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 Century ST
- 2008 · Vehicles built November 1, 2006 – October 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Columbia
- 2008 · Vehicles built November 1, 2006 – October 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Coronado
- 2008 · Vehicles built November 1, 2006 – October 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V532000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE WIPER MOTOR GROUND WIRE WAS OMITTED IN A NEW HARNESS DESIGN. THE WIPER MOTOR MAY NOT OPERATE OR MAY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY.
Safety consequence
THE WIPER MOTOR MAY STOP FUNCTIONING, IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THIS COULD IMPAIR VISIBILITY AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFELY STOPPED.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A GROUND WIRE TO THE WIPER MOTOR HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 13, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-515.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 07V532000
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.