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Freightliner on certain trucks equipped with seats built by GRA-MAG, the seat pivot bolts can loosen and possibly fracture or dislodge, causing the seat back to fail to provide full support to the DRIVER'S back.

NHTSA campaign 05V-001 · Reported March 1, 2005 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Freightliner Columbia
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE VEHICLES.
COST
Free

The short version

FREIGHTLINER LLC reported a problem with the seats. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SEATS BUILT BY GRA-MAG, THE SEAT PIVOT BOLTS CAN LOOSEN AND POSSIBLY FRACTURE OR DISLODGE, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO FAIL TO PROVIDE FULL SUPPORT TO THE DRIVER'S BACK.

WHY IT MATTERS

A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR SHOULD THE SEAT FALL BACKWARDS DURING USE.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE VEHICLES, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 05V-001.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2002–2004Freightliner Columbia

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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