The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MOTOR HOME CHASSIS, THE TOP FLANGE OF THE FRONT AXLE I-BEAM MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE.
The risk
DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2006, FOR PHASE I. PHASE 2 WILL BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2006. THIS RECALL IS BEING CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES. PHASE I WILL REPLACE THE COMPLETE AXLE ASSEMBLY; AND PHASE II WILL REPLACE THE AXLE BEAM AND STEERING KNUCKLES. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2006 |
| Freightliner Century | 2006 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2006 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2006 |
| Sterling AT | 2006 |
| Sterling Century | 2006 |
| Sterling LT | 2006 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2006 | 8 | 13 |
| Freightliner Century | 2006 | 6 | 8 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2006 | 14 | 21 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2006 | 1 | 12 |
| Sterling AT | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Sterling Century | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Sterling LT | 2006 | 1 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 2005
29 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the power train; FREIGHTLINER LLC filed 99 campaigns in all.
| 05V571000 29 Dec 2005 | GROUP LOTUS PLC |
| 05V568000 19 Dec 2005 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 05V548000 1 Dec 2005 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 05V537000 22 Nov 2005 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V519000 9 Nov 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V513000 7 Nov 2005 | ASTON MARTIN |
| 05V504000 1 Nov 2005 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 05V503000 1 Nov 2005 | JAGUAR CARS LTD |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005