NHTSA campaign 07V598000 · Freightliner campaign FL-520
Freightliner Recall 07V-598: EXTENSION PIPES/FIRE/CATERPILLAR
NHTSA recall 07V598000 (Freightliner campaign FL-520) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on December 28, 2007, with 250 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Century ST and Freightliner Columbia for the 2008 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V598000 (also written 07V-598 or 07V598)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-520
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 250 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V598000. 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 September 1, 2006 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Columbia
- 2008 · Vehicles built September 1, 2006 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V598000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR EPA07 C155 ENGINES, THE EXTENSION PIPES ATTACHED TO THE AFTERTREATMENT REGENERATION DEVICE MAY DEVELOP A CRACK OR HOLE AND HEAT OR FLAME MAY ESCAPE DURING A REGENERATION OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER.
Safety consequence
A VEHICLE FIRE CAN OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
CATERPILLAR IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 07E100). CATERPILLAR WILL REPAIR THE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-520.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 07V598000
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.