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NHTSA campaign 09V128000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-547

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Recall 09V-128: CAB TILT BRACKET

NHTSA recall 09V128000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-547) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on April 17, 2009, with 2,811 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the American Lafrance Condor, Freightliner Condor and Sterling Condor for model years 2001–2007. Owners were notified on September 19, 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 09V128000 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
09V128000 (also written 09V-128 or 09V128)
Filed by
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer campaign number
FL-547
Report received
Potentially affected
2,811 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Structure — Body
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V128000. 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.

American Lafrance

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Freightliner

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Sterling

All Sterling recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V128000.

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 2,811 MY 2001-2007 CONDOR TRUCKS BUILT BY AMERICAN LAFRANCE, FREIGHTLINER AND STERLING. THE CAB MOUNTED BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE CAB FOR MAINTENANCE MAY WEAR LEADING TO INADEQUATE RESTRAINT, ALLOWING THE CAB TO FALL FORWARD ONTO THE GROUND.

Safety consequence

A CAB FALLING FORWARD TO THE GROUND UNEXPECTEDLY MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-547.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 09V128000

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.