NHTSA recall campaign

05V467000

Suspension › Rear › Axle › Spindle

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6Affected configurations shown1,100Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSuspension › Rear › Axle › Spindle
Report receivedMay 10, 2005
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

INCORRECTLY HEAT TREATED SPINDLES COULD FRACTURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND INSPECT FOR THE HEAT TREAT DATE CODE ON THE END OF THE REAR SPINDLES AND REPLACE THE AXLE HOUSING IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 23, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER

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 05V467000

2005 FREIGHTLINER ARGOSYOpen vehicle record →2005 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIAOpen vehicle record →2005 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY STOpen vehicle record →2005 THOMAS FS-65Open vehicle record →2005 THOMAS C2Open vehicle record →

Owner action

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