NHTSA campaign 07V592000 · Freightliner campaign FL-519
FREIGHTLINER LLC Recall 07V-592: STEERING GEARS/TRW
NHTSA recall 07V592000 (Freightliner campaign FL-519) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on December 21, 2007, with 220 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Argosy, Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Cascadia and more for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on April 18, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V592000 (also written 07V-592 or 07V592)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-519
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 220 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Sector
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V592000. 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
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Cascadia
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Century ST
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Classic
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Classic XL
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Columbia
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Coronado
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner FLD
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner FLD SD
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Sterling
Sterling A-Line
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Sterling L-Line
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Western Star
Western Star 4900
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V592000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING GEARS, MODELS TAS85 AND RCS85, THESE STEERING GEARS CONTAIN POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE SECTOR SHAFTS WITH AN INCORRECT GEAR TOOTH WHICH MAY INTERFERE WITH THE RACK-PISTON TEETH, RESULTING IN A STICK OR BIND CONDITION.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE THE STEERING GEAR TO STALL AND RESTRICT THE STEERING TURNING ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
FREIGHTLINER IS WORKING WITH TRW TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR (PLEASE SEE 07E101). THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER FL-519.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 07V592000
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.