NHTSA campaign 09V114000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-550
Fccc Recall 09V-114: HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID LEAK
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 09V114000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-550) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on April 8, 2009, with 633 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fccc FB65 and Fccc FS65 for model years 2005–2008. Owners were notified on June 10, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V114000 (also written 09V-114 or 09V114)
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-550
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 633 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE09-004 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V114000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V114000.
Defect description
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA (DTNA) IS RECALLING 633 MY 2005 THROUGH 2008 FS65 AND FB65 SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 12, 2004 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18, 2006, EQUIPPED WITH MBE906 ENGINES AND ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. CERTAIN HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES MAY CONTACT THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE AS THE ENGINE ROCKS.
Safety consequence
CONTINUED CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE DIPSTICK TUBE COULD ABRAID THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSE A LEAK AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, AND REDUCE BRAKE PERFORMANCE, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PERFORM REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JUNE 5, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA TOLL FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DTNA'S RECALL NO. FL-550.OWNERS 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 09V114000
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.