NHTSA recall campaign

02V248000

Vehicle Speed Control

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3Affected configurations shown818Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedApr 9, 2003
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE WITH A NEW DESIGN. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2003. 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.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 02V248000

1998 FREIGHTLINER FS-65Open vehicle record →1997 FREIGHTLINER FS-65Open vehicle record →1996 FREIGHTLINER FS-65Open vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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