2001 FREIGHTLINER XB Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 01V322002 on 11/29/2001
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
- Manufactured:
- 05/28/2001 - 10/01/2001
- Affected:
- 2,700
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: medium duty trucks, fire trucks, and transit buses and school buses equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries. the weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.
- Consequence:
- If the clevis separated from the plate while the vehicle was in use, the vehicle would return to idle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these pedals. owner notification began march 18, 2002. 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.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 05V205000 on 05/05/2005
- Component:
- Fuel system, diesel
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1997 - 01/30/2003
- Affected:
- 16,000
- Defect:
- Certain 1998-2003 my freightliner fs-65 school bus chassis and mb-45, mb-55, and xb shuttle bus chassis, and thomas built bus: mvp-er and mvp-ef school bus and non-school bus models equipped with cummins isb diesel engines and equipped with federal-mogal 12 and 24 volt fuel lift pumps. the fuel pump could fail to transfer fuel appropriately creating an engine stall condition.
- Consequence:
- Should the engine stall while the vehicle is in use, a possible vehicle crash could occur.
- Correction:
- Cummins will notify the customers of freightliner and thomas built and replace the fuel lift pump free of charge. owners may contact cummins at 1-800-diesels.
- Notes:
- 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.
2001 FREIGHTLINER XB TSB
- Bulletin:
- SF240A
- Component:
- 180000 vehicle speed control
- Summary:
- Field service campaign regarding fccc chassis loss of throttle - cummins isb 275 hp engines with allison 2000 mh transmissions for all xc, xb, and xcs chassis models manufactured between january 1, 1999 and november 8, 2001. *tt
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