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Freightliner certain freightliner school buses and trucks manufactured from october 23, 2004, to march 21, 2006.

NHTSA campaign 07V-289 · Reported March 7, 2007 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Freightliner Columbia and Coronado
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

CERTAIN FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL BUSES AND TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 23, 2004, TO MARCH 21, 2006. DURING THE STEERING COLUMN MANUFACTURING PROCESS TWO WELDS MAY HAVE BEEN MISSING.

WHY IT MATTERS

COLUMNS WITH TWO WELDS MISSING MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE AND ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL TO PROGRESSIVELY BE MOVED OUT OF ITS NORMAL POSITION WHICH MAY CAUSE THE STEERING TO RESPOND DIFFERENTLY THAN EXPECTED. IF THIS CONDITION IS IGNORED, A CRASH MAY OCCUR.

WHAT TO DO

FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 07V-289.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2005–2006Freightliner Columbia
2005–2006Freightliner 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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