NHTSA campaign 99V256000 · Freightliner campaign FL-245

Freightliner Recall 99V-256: FREIGHTLINER/DUAL STEER VALVE FAILURE

NHTSA recall 99V256000 (Freightliner campaign FL-245) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on September 20, 1999, with 422 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Cargo for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on May 26, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V256000 (also written 99V-256 or 99V256)
Filed by: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Freightliner campaign number: FL-245
Report received: September 20, 1999
Potentially affected: 422 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist System
Owners notified: May 26, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V256000. 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 Cargo
- 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built March 2, 1998 – September 10, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V256000.

Defect description

THESE VEHICLES HAVE DUAL AXLE STEERING WITH A HYDRAULIC VALVE WHICH DIVERTS POWER ASSIST FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER AS NECESSARY. THE HYDRAULIC VALVE CAN BE CONTAMINATED CAUSING THE VALVE TO MALFUNCTION.

Safety consequence

IF THE VALVE FAILS, THE DRIVER WILL EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST OR THE INABILITY TO SWITCH POWER STEERING ASSIST FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. THIS WILL INHIBIT THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING CONTROL VALVE AND PARKING BRAKE INTERLOCK FOR PROPER OPERATION. CONTAMINATED OR MALFUNCTIONING UNITS WILL BE REPLACED.

Notes

FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-245. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 26, 2000. 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 1-800-1-800-547-0712.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 99V256000

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.