2007 FREIGHTLINER S2 Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 06V205000 on 06/11/2006
- Component:
- Parking brake:conventional:air
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/2006 - 05/25/2006
- Affected:
- 5,243
- Defect:
- 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.
- Consequence:
- The vehicle may rollaway without warning, possibly causing personal injury.
- Correction:
- Freightliner will notify owners and replace the defective valves free of charge. the recall began on june 28, 2006 to freightliner, sterling, and fccc owners. thomas built mailed letters to owners beginning july 27, 2006. this recall has been superseded (replaced) by recall 07v302 (fl-504).
- Notes:
- Freightliner recall no. fl-477.customers may 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.
- Campaign:
- 07V055000 on 02/14/2007
- Component:
- Service brakes, air
- Manufactured:
- 07/02/2006 - 11/02/2006
- Affected:
- 535
- Defect:
- Certain my 2007 thomas built c2 saf-t-liner school buses and freightliner business class m2, fccc b2, and s2 bus chassis manufactured between july 3 and november 3, 2006.
- Consequence:
- Under certain conditions, the park brake or work brake may fail allowing the vehicle to roll, possibly resulting in personal injury. also, the stop lamps may intermittently fail to illuminate when the service brake is applied.
- Correction:
- Freightliner will notify owner and repair the buses free of charge. the recall began on may 24, 2007. owners can contact freightliner's customer assistance center at 800-385-4357.
- Notes:
- Freightliner's recall no. fl-491.customers may 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.
- Campaign:
- 08V602000 on 11/18/2008
- Component:
- Exterior lighting:brake lights
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/2005 - 05/30/2008
- Affected:
- 15,686
- Defect:
- Daimler trucks is recalling 15,686 my 2005 through 2009 fccc and thomas built school and transit buses manufactured between march 2005 and may 2008 equipped with a certain brake lamp air pressure switch. the contacts in the pressure switch for the low current brake lamp signal to the chassis ecu may have become contaminated by silicone during assembly causing insulating deposits to build up over time preventing the brake lamps from operating.
- Consequence:
- Inoperative brake lamps would not provide a signal to following drivers that the brakes are applied and a crash may occur.
- Correction:
- Daimler trucks will notify owners and dealers will replace the pressure switch free of charge. the recall is expected to begin on or about march 18, 2009. owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712 or thomas built buses at 1-336-889-4871.
- Notes:
- Daimler trucks' recall no. fl-538.customers may 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.
2007 FREIGHTLINER S2 TSBs (8)
- Bulletin:
- SB-82-1
- Component:
- 136000 visibility:windshield wiper/washer
- Summary:
- Freightliner: wipers may shut down while in low speed mode during very hard rain, snow, and ice. operator has to use high speed mode until ignition switch has cycled. model years unknown. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-42-16
- Component:
- 081100 fuel system, diesel:storage:tank assembly
- Summary:
- Freightliner: reservoir internal/external check valve. contamination in the we/secondary reservoir, p/n 12-15476-000, may cause the inline check valve to become clogged or stuck closed. this can result in insufficient air buildup. inclu
- Bulletin:
- SB-42-17
- Component:
- 040000 service brakes, air
- Summary:
- Freightliner: air management unit (amu) replacement. beginning 4/10, chassis equipped with air brakes or hydraulic brakes with air options, will be equipped with an accessory air valve assembly (aava). aava will take the place of the cur
- Bulletin:
- SB-35-08
- Component:
- 021600 suspension:front:wheel bearing
- Summary:
- Freightliner: instructions on how to lubricate the wheel bearings on a rear drive axle. *rm
- Bulletin:
- GI-54-44
- Component:
- 136100 visibility:windshield wiper/washer:switch/wiring
- Summary:
- Freightliner: the cycling of the windshield wipers exhibits an unintended cycle. *pe
- Bulletin:
- 35-8
- Component:
- 022520 suspension:rear:axle:non-powered axle assembly
- Summary:
- Freightliner: lubricating the wheel bearing, drive axles. *js
- Bulletin:
- SB-42-19
- Component:
- 045000 service brakes, air:disc
- Summary:
- Freightliner: an issue with thermal overload on bendix air disc brakes where abs sensor wires melts, brake actuator fails to properly operate due to vent hole in bottom not opening, calipers coated with red or bright orange dust and tapped
- Bulletin:
- sbu4907
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Sbu4907 def gauge reading incorrectly
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