2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA recalls and defects found on 2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE
- STEERING
- STEERING:COLUMN
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- STEERING:RACK AND PINION
- SUSPENSION:FRONT
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
- SUSPENSION:REAR
- TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

Most Recent Recalls For 2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2007-2011 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
2007-2011 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 3094	DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Report Date: 2010-07-27
Summary: DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER, FCCC, STERLING, AND WESTERN STAR HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIFIC MBE900 EPA04 AND EPA07 MODEL ENGINES, AND MBE4000 EPA07 MODEL ENGINES. THE INTAKE AIR GRID HEATER MAY SHORT CIRCUIT AND FAIL DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES.
2007-2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
2007-2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 18067	DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Report Date: 2009-10-08
Summary: DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 FREIGHTLINER, STERLING AND WESTERN STAR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL DD15 EPA07 ENGINES WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED WITH GRID HEATERS. INCREASED INTERNAL GRID HEATER RESISTANCE CAUSED BY IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED SCREWS MAY MELT THE SOLDER ON THE GRID HEATER CIRCUIT BOARD LEADING TO A SHORT CIRCUIT.
2006-2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
2006-2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 10222	DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Report Date: 2009-10-06
Summary: DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 17, 2006 AND MARCH 31, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH EPA07 MODEL MBE4000 ENGINES BUILT WITH PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINES. THE PLASTIC LINES MAY EXPERIENCE LEAKS DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKS CAUSED BY STRESS AND VIBRATION COMBINED WITH HIGH INTERNAL PRESSURE.
2004-2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
2004-2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 25362	DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Report Date: 2009-09-23
Summary: DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C15 ENGINE. THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION OIL LINE MAY RUB AGAINST THE P-CLIPS RETAINING THE OIL LINE, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.
2007-2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA STEERING:RACK AND PINION Recall
2007-2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	STEERING:RACK AND PINION Units affected: 8882	DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Report Date: 2009-09-16
Summary: DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 29, 2005 THROUGH JULY 3, 2009. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITION, THE LEFT HAND INNER TIE ROD END MAY LOOSEN OVER TIME AND IF NOT CORRECTED, POTENTIALLY SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING RACK.
2005-2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL Recall
2005-2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL Units affected: 62000	DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Report Date: 2008-03-11
Summary: DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 62,000 MY 2005-2007 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS, CENTURY CLASS, COLUMBIA, CORONADO, FLD, CLASSIC, STERLING A-LINE, L-LINE, AND WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCKS. A FRACTURED FUEL LINE COULD LEAK DIESEL FUEL.
2006-2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Recall
2006-2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Units affected: 38000	FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2007-11-13
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCK-TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH HOLLAND SIMPLEX SE OR SE II FIFTH WHEELS, THE LATCH LEVER PIVOT BOLT ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED WHICH COULD DISTORT THE PIVOT BOLT SPACER SLEEVE. CORROSION OR CONTAMINATES IN THE PIVOT MAY CAUSE IT TO BIND AND PREVENT THE FIFTH WHEEL JAW FROM LATCHING SECURELY AROUND THE TRAILER KING PIN.
2005-2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Recall
2005-2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Units affected: 450	FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2007-09-06
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH RACK AND PINION STEERING, THE BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLY AT THE INNER END OF THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD MAY BE DAMAGED IN A SHARP TURN. EXCESSIVE TIE ROD ANGLES MAY LOOSEN THE TIE ROD IN THE BALL SOCKET OR DAMAGE THE THREADED TIE ROD SOCKET ATTACHMENT TO THE STEERING RACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE THREADED END OF THE BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLY MAY FRACTURE AND SEPARATE.
2005-2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Recall
2005-2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Units affected: 450	FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2007-09-05
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH RACK AND PINION STEERING, THE TIE ROD ARMS MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. THE THREADED END OF THE BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLY MAY FRACTURE AND SEPARATE.
2007-2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA STEERING:COLUMN Recall
2007-2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	STEERING:COLUMN Units affected: 42000	FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2007-08-13
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT WITH A TRW GLOBAL ADJUSTABLE UPPER STEERING COLUMN, TWO UPPER TILT PLATE BOLTS MAY LOOSEN WITH USE AND FALL OUT. THESE FASTENERS HOLD THE UPPER COLUMN ASSEMBLY IN PLACE. THE STEERING COLUMN PIVOT MAY FRACTURE IF THE BOLTS ARE MISSING WHEN AN EXCESSIVE FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL.