NHTSA campaign 08V029000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-521
Fccc and Freightliner Recall 08V-029: AIR DISK BRAKE BOLTS
NHTSA recall 08V029000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-521) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on January 28, 2008, with 473 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fccc XCR, Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Century Class and more for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on June 6, 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 08V029000 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
- 08V029000 (also written 08V-029 or 08V029)
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-521
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 473 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Disc
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V029000. 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.
Fccc
Fccc XCR
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 1, 2007 – November 19, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner
Freightliner Cascadia
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 1, 2007 – November 19, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Century Class
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 1, 2007 – November 19, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Columbia
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 1, 2007 – November 19, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V029000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, INCORRECT FASTENERS MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE CLAMPING FORCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKE ANCHOR PLATE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS.
Safety consequence
REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF INCORRECT BOLTS WERE USED. IF INCORRECT BOLTS ARE FOUND, VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND REPAIRED AS REQUIRED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DTNA RECALL NO. FL-521.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 08V029000
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.