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Freightliner on certain trucks and motor home chassis, the top flange of the front axle I-BEAM may fatigue and fracture.

NHTSA campaign 05V-551 · Reported June 12, 2005 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Freightliner Columbia and Coronado
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY.
COST
Free

The short version

FREIGHTLINER LLC reported a problem with the power train axle assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MOTOR HOME CHASSIS, THE TOP FLANGE OF THE FRONT AXLE I-BEAM MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE.

WHY IT MATTERS

DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 05V-551.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2006Freightliner Columbia
2006Freightliner Coronado

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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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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