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NHTSA campaign 08V602000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-538

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Recall 08V-602: AIR MANAGEMENT UNIT (AMU) PRESSURE SWITCH

NHTSA recall 08V602000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-538) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on November 19, 2008, with 15,686 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fccc B2, Freightliner S2 and Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 for model years 2005–2009. Owners were notified on March 18, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V602000 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
08V602000 (also written 08V-602 or 08V602)
Filed by
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer campaign number
FL-538
Report received
Potentially affected
15,686 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V602000. 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

All Fccc recalls

Freightliner

  • Freightliner S2

All Freightliner recalls

Thomas Built Buses

  • Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2

All Thomas Built Buses recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V602000.

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 15,686 MY 2005 THROUGH 2009 FCCC AND THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 2005 AND MAY 2008 EQUIPPED WITH A CERTAIN BRAKE LAMP AIR PRESSURE SWITCH. THE CONTACTS IN THE PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE LOW CURRENT BRAKE LAMP SIGNAL TO THE CHASSIS ECU MAY HAVE BECOME CONTAMINATED BY SILICONE DURING ASSEMBLY CAUSING INSULATING DEPOSITS TO BUILD UP OVER TIME PREVENTING THE BRAKE LAMPS FROM OPERATING.

Safety consequence

INOPERATIVE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT PROVIDE A SIGNAL TO FOLLOWING DRIVERS THAT THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND A CRASH MAY OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PRESSURE SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT MARCH 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712 OR THOMAS BUILT BUSES AT 1-336-889-4871.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCKS' RECALL NO. FL-538.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 08V602000

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.