NHTSA campaign 08V666000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-541
Freightliner Recall 08V-666: T-14 SERVICE BRAKE CHAMBER/BENDIX
NHTSA recall 08V666000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-541) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on December 16, 2008, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner X-Line for the 2009 model year. Owners were notified on September 4, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V666000 (also written 08V-666 or 08V666)
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-541
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Disc
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V666000. 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 X-Line
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 4, 2008 – June 4, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V666000.
Defect description
DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALLED 1 MY 2009 FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS X-LINE MOTOR HOME CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX FRONT AIR DISC BRAKES. THE FRONT AIR DISC BRAKES MAY HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH GREASE BETWEEN THE PISTON HEAD/PLATE AND THE DIAPHRAGM. WHEN BRAKING PRESSURE IS APPLIED, THE GREASE MAY ALLOW THE PISTON HEAD/PLATE TO SLIP OFF CENTER AND CATCH ON THE REDUCING RING OF THE SERVICE CHAMBER.
Safety consequence
THE CATCHING OF THE PISTON HEAD/PLATE ON THE REDUCING RING MAY LOCK UP THE CORRESPONDING FRONT AIR DISC BRAKE WHICH MAY IMPACT THE OPERATOR'S ABILITY TO STEER OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS REPLACED BOTH FRONT AIR DISC BRAKES SERVICE CHAMBERS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2008. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS RECALL.
Notes
DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-541.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V666000
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.