14Affected configurations shown1,200Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE DRIVE AXLE MAY NOT BE HELD IN POSITION IF A CRACKED BRACKET FRACTURES COMPLETELY. THIS WILL AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND CASTINGS THAT ARE OUT OF SPECIFICATION WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2007. 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 07V316000
2008 FREIGHTLINER FLD120 MILITARYOpen vehicle record →2008 FREIGHTLINER FLD120SDOpen vehicle record →2008 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIAOpen vehicle record →2008 STERLING ACTERRAOpen vehicle record →2008 STERLING A-LINEOpen vehicle record →2008 WESTERN STAR 4900Open vehicle record →2007 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2007 FREIGHTLINER FLD120 MILITARYOpen vehicle record →2007 FREIGHTLINER FLD120SDOpen vehicle record →2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIAOpen vehicle record →2007 STERLING A-LINEOpen vehicle record →2007 STERLING ACTERRAOpen vehicle record →2007 WESTERN STAR 4900Open 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.