2004 FREIGHTLINER WESTERN STAR 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 WESTERN STAR 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-393-AB
Component:: 111000 electrical system:battery
Summary:: Freightliner (western star 4900): battery disconnect switches-sanjel corp. only. the wiring for the battery disconnect switch is not consistent among vehicles. existing battery disconnect switches will be replaced. csc letter was recei