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NHTSA campaign 08V137000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-527

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Recall 08V-137: 8K THIN SPINDLE-NUT/ARVINMERITOR/AXLE ALLIANCE

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V137000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-527) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on March 25, 2008, with 28,764 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fccc B2, Fccc FB65, Fccc FS65 and more for model years 2001–2008. Owners were notified on January 8, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V137000 (also written 08V-137 or 08V137)
Filed by
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer campaign number
FL-527
Report received
Potentially affected
28,764 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Axle Assembly
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Recall Query RQ07-003 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V137000. 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

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Freightliner

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Sterling

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V137000.

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 28,764 MY 2001 THROUGH 2008 FCCC B2 AND FS65 SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS, FCCC FB65 CONVENTIONAL BUSES, AND STERLING ACTERRA, FREIGHTLINER FLN, AND BUSINESS CLASS M2 HEAVY TRUCKS, BUILT FROM JANUARY 26, 2000, THROUGH MARCH 24, 2008, MANUFACTURED WITH ARVINMERITOR OR AXLE ALLIANCE COMPANY 6,000 THROUGH 8,000 POUND FRONT AXLES UTILIZING A FOUR PIECE SPINDLE-NUT SET. THESE AXLE ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH A THIN SPINDLE NUT WHICH MAY LEAD TO INCORRECT END PLAY, CONE SPIN, EXCESSIVE HEAT, DEGRADATION OF LUBRICATION, WEAR OF THE SPINDLE NUT AND BEARING JOURNAL, OIL CONTAMINATION WITH METAL SHAVINGS, AND PREMATURE BEARING FAILURE.

Safety consequence

CONTINUED OPERATION MAY LEAD TO WHEEL SEPARATION AND POSSIBLY A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 8, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-527.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 08V137000

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.