NHTSA campaign 99V026000 · Freightliner campaign FL-229
Freightliner Recall 99V-026: FREIGHTLINER/THROTTLE RETURN SPRING
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V026000 (Freightliner campaign FL-229) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on February 8, 1999, with 1,770 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner MT35, Freightliner MT10, Freightliner MT12 and more for model years 1995–1998 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on April 20, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V026000 (also written 99V-026 or 99V026)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-229
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,770 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Springs
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Service Query SQ98-025 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V026000. 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 MT10
Freightliner MT12
Freightliner MT13
Freightliner MT35
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V026000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE HOOK ON THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS CAN FRACTURE AT LOW MILEAGE.
Safety consequence
THE THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE SPRINGS WITH HEAVIER SPRINGS AND A NEW ANCHOR.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATIONBEGAN APRIL 20, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V026000
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.