NHTSA recall campaign

05V541000

Steering

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2Affected configurations shown198Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSteering
Report receivedOct 11, 2006
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT PINCH BOLT AT THE CONNECTION AND BOLTS ON THE STEERING CROSS SHAFT WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2006. OWNERS MAY 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 05V541000

2006 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2005 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open 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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