Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V185000 | FREIGHTLINER LLC | from 02/20/2005 to 03/20/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 3500 | 10/21/2005 | MFR | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 04/27/2005 | 04/29/2005 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with accuride aluminum wheels, the wheels were not properly pre-stressed. this allows cracks to develop over time. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This may eventually lead to wheel failure and possibly result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the wheels free of charge. the recall began on october 21, 2005. owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Freightliner recall no. fl-448.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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 07/19/2005 | 118997 | 6 | |
| Regarding o.d.i. #10136263 i have followed the recall freightliner fl451 recall#05v285000. i had a wheel off separation due to this hub!! failure. i was injured so badly, that i cannot get insurance at all. i have talk and showed this hub to some well known people about this. the theory of the brake drum causing the problem is very! hard to believe. the truturn drum is conmets. i have x30 arvin meritor. why did they terminate the hub! the hub weights is only less than 2lb. lighter. when my truck was worked on they refussed to cover it under warrenty. i have replaced both hubs at my exspense because, i could not put something that dangerous out there after knowing what i know. conmet told freightliner about the problem in november 2004. so they were aware of the problem, yet still did nothing, they had my truck about 16 days, and did nothing it took over 2 months before anyone tried to contact me i hired a lawer. *jb | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 08/11/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2005 freightliner columbia was stopping for a toll booth when both rear right wheels detached from the second rear axle. one tire broke the window of the toll building. *kb the lug nuts broke off on the right side second to the rear axle. ohio traffic crash report # 10-0752-91. | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 03/16/2005 | 36000 | 1 | 12/17/2004 |
| Dt: the tire blew out. just did a walk around 2 miles before, the trailer was empty. the tire went completely off the rim and off into the brush. no truck damage but the rim is not usable.*ak | |||