The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS, FIRE TRUCKS, AND TRANSIT BUSES AND SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES. THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
The risk
IF THE CLEVIS SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE VEHICLE WOULD RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE PEDALS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 18, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| American Lafrance Eagle | 2001 |
| American Lafrance Metropolitan | 2001 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 2001 |
| Freightliner VCL | 2001 |
| Freightliner XB | 2001 |
| Freightliner XC | 2001 |
| Freightliner XCS | 2001 |
| Orion V | 2001 |
| Thomas ER Transit | 2001 |
| Thomas MVP ER | 2001 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Lafrance Eagle | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| American Lafrance Metropolitan | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 2001 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner VCL | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner XB | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner XC | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner XCS | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion V | 2001 | 0 | 5 |
| Thomas ER Transit | 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas MVP ER | 2001 | 1 | 12 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2001
14 of the 461 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2001 concerned the vehicle speed control; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 01V322004 11 Dec 2001 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC. |
| 01V322003 26 Nov 2001 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 01V346000 6 Nov 2001 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| 01V322001 9 Oct 2001 | NOVA BUS INCORPORATED |
| 01V270000 26 Aug 2001 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 01V207000 22 Jun 2001 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V230102 17 Apr 2001 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 01V115000 13 Apr 2001 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2001