NHTSA Recall 05V284000
NHTSA Campaign Id 05V284000; Date: Jun. 14, 2005
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Recalled Vehicles:
2004 Freightliner American Lafrance; 2004 Freightliner Freightliner; 2004 Freightliner Sterling; 2004 Freightliner Western Star; 2004 Thomas School Bus
Component: Suspension
Manufactured by: Freightliner Llc
Affected Units:: 634
Recall Summary:
Certain freightliner trucks and thomas school buses equipped with holland/neway air suspension systems, a transverse beam casting may fracture under normal loads. If a casting breaks when the vehicle is traveling on a roadway there is the potential for pieces of the casting to become projectiles and the suspension's transverse beam may drop down low enough to contact the road surface.
How to Fix:
Dealers will inspect and replace the defective transverse beam assemblies. The recall began for thomas built owners on February 10, 2006; and for freightliner owners on April 14, 2006. Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Recall Notes:
Freightliner recall no. Fl-453. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Feb 10, 2006
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