Recall Detail

STERLING / ACTERRA / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 5663 Vehicale/Equipment Name: STERLING
Recalled Component Id: 000011780000090675000000073 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: ACTERRA Model Year: 2000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V294000 Mfr Campaign Number: FL-273
Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 26 2000 End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 290
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 01 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Received Date: Oct, 04 2000
Record Creation date : Oct, 19 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. a support clamp was omitted from the front axle hydraulic brake line from the chassis to the brake. Consequence Summary: The brake line could come loose resulting in the risk of brake fluid leakage, increasing the stopping distances for the vehicle.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a support clamp on the front axle hydraulic brake lines. Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 1, 2001. 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).
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