The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE DASH LIGHT INTENSITY REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS NO. 101, "CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS."
The risk
THE OPERATOR WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE INTENSITY OF THE DASH LIGHTING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DASH LIGHT DIMMER SWITCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner XC | 1998 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 XC | 1998 | 0 | 7 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1999
11 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the unknown or other; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 99V330000 22 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V306002 18 Nov 1999 | FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER |
| 99V306003 16 Nov 1999 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 99V306001 1 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V242002 25 Oct 1999 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V242001 8 Sept 1999 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V230000 23 Aug 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V201000 23 Jul 1999 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999