FREIGHTLINER FLD PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

FREIGHTLINER FLD PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

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

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Most Recent Recalls For FREIGHTLINER FLD

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2007-2011 FREIGHTLINER FLD ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
2007-2011 FREIGHTLINER FLD	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.
2008-2010 FREIGHTLINER FLD ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
2008-2010 FREIGHTLINER FLD	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 16	DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Report Date: 2010-03-23
Summary: DAIMLER TRUCKS HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA, FLD, STERLING 9500 AND WESTERN STAR 4900 EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THE ENGINE MAY SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED.
2006-2010 FREIGHTLINER FLD FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
2006-2010 FREIGHTLINER FLD	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 FLD ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
2004-2010 FREIGHTLINER FLD	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.
2009-2010 FREIGHTLINER FLD SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE Recall
2009-2010 FREIGHTLINER FLD	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE Units affected: 1460	DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Report Date: 2009-06-12
Summary: DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 1,460 MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND FCCC CHASSIS (USED ON THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUSES) MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 11 THROUGH DECEMBER 16, 2008, EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN HALDEX QUICK RELEASE VALVES (QRV). THE RUBBER DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE QRV MAY EXPERIENCE DELAMINATION RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF AIR PRESSURE LEAKAGE PAST AND/OR THROUGH THE DIAPHRAGM, OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUBBLE IN THE DIAPHRAGM WHICH MAY TRAP AIR PRESSURE IN THE VALVE AND NOT ALLOW THE SERVICE BRAKES TO RELEASE.
2005-2007 FREIGHTLINER FLD FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL Recall
2005-2007 FREIGHTLINER FLD	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.
2008 FREIGHTLINER FLD STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR Recall
2008 FREIGHTLINER FLD	STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR Units affected: 220	FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2007-12-21
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING GEARS, MODELS TAS85 AND RCS85, THESE STEERING GEARS CONTAIN POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE SECTOR SHAFTS WITH AN INCORRECT GEAR TOOTH WHICH MAY INTERFERE WITH THE RACK-PISTON TEETH, RESULTING IN A STICK OR BIND CONDITION.
2006-2008 FREIGHTLINER FLD TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Recall
2006-2008 FREIGHTLINER FLD	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.
2007-2008 FREIGHTLINER FLD FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY Recall
2007-2008 FREIGHTLINER FLD	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY Units affected: 4299	FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2007-08-02
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, A MANUFACTURING ERROR IN THE FUEL-WATER SEPARATOR PREHEATER THERMOSWITCH MAY PREVENT THE FUEL PREHEATER FROM TURNING OFF IF THE IGNITION IS LEFT ON. IF THE IGNITION SWITCH IS LEFT ON WHEN FUEL IS ADDED TO THE FUEL- WATER SEPARATOR AT THE FACTORY OR DURING A FILTER ELEMENT CHANGE, A SMALL FLAME MAY OCCUR INSIDE THE FILTER COVER.
2007 FREIGHTLINER FLD PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR Recall
2007 FREIGHTLINER FLD	PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR Units affected: 5243	FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2006-06-12
Summary: CERTAIN HEAVY TRUCKS, SHUTTLE BUSES, AND SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX MODULATED SPRING BRAKE VALVES. A DEFECT IN THE MODULATED SPRING BRAKE VALVE CASTING MAY CAUSE AN INTERMITTENT DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE PARK BRAKE.