NHTSA campaign 99V110000
Freightliner Recall 99V-110: FREIGHTLINER/FMVSS 101
NHTSA recall 99V110000 was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on May 6, 1999, with 1,166 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner XC for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on September 1, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V110000 (also written 99V-110 or 99V110)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,166 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Unknown or Other
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 101
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V110000. 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 XC
- 1998 · Vehicles built May 25, 1998 – March 19, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V110000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE DASH LIGHT INTENSITY REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS NO. 101, "CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS."
Safety consequence
THE OPERATOR WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE INTENSITY OF THE DASH LIGHTING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DASH LIGHT DIMMER SWITCH.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 1, 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 99V110000
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.