2004 FREIGHTLINER STERLING Recall
- Campaign:
- 05V284000 on 06/16/2005
- Component:
- Suspension
- Affected:
- 634
- Defect:
- 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.
- Consequence:
- This will cause sparks that could potentially ignite and cause a fire.
- Correction:
- 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.
- 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.
2004 FREIGHTLINER STERLING TSBs (2)
- Bulletin:
- 06M-6
- Component:
- 980000 unknown or other
- Summary:
- Detroit diesel corporation (ddc) has determined that additional support brackets will need to be attached to the existing lifter bracket in order to reinforce the lifter bracket/water pump housing assembly. mbe 4000 epa 04 engines equippe
- Bulletin:
- SF-449-A
- Component:
- 072200 fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Summary:
- Daimler trucks: fuel line and air compressor intake tube will be inspected, rerouted and/or replaced, if necessary, due to engine mounting clip and air compressor intake tube maybe interfere with by certain fuel lines. *pe
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