The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT WITH FRONT AXLES ASSEMBLED BY ARVINMERITOR, THE FRONT SPINDLE NUT MAY BE OVER-TIGHTENED CAUSING PRELOAD ON THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WHICH COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE BEARING WEAR.
The risk
IF RAPID BEARING WEAR IS ALLOWED TO PROGRESS, THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT HUB INSTALLATION FOR CORRECT BEARING ADJUSTMENT. IF THE BEARING ADJUSTMENT IS INCORRECT, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-385-4357.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Freightliner Century | 2006, 2007 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2006, 2007 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
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 Business Class M2 | 2007 | 4 | 17 |
| Freightliner Century | 2006 | 6 | 8 |
| Freightliner Century | 2007 | 0 | 9 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2006 | 14 | 21 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2007 | 11 | 27 |
Other suspension recalls in 2007
21 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the suspension; FREIGHTLINER LLC filed 99 campaigns in all.
| 07V546000 29 Nov 2007 | BRAUN CORPORATION |
| 07V536000 27 Nov 2007 | KIDRON, INCORPORATED |
| 07V518000 6 Nov 2007 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 07V502000 25 Oct 2007 | SALEEN, INC. |
| 07V505000 25 Oct 2007 | GOSHEN COACH |
| 07V470000 5 Oct 2007 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
| 07V316000 24 Jul 2007 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 07V327000 20 Jul 2007 | SILVER EAGLE MANUFACTURING |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007