2000 Freightliner Argosy & 2000 Freightliner Business Class + 2 more recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with dual leaf spring type air ride suspensions and vehicles built with single leaf spring type air ride suspensions. Rear suspension springs CAN fracture through the center bolt hole after vehicle assembly.
💥 The risk
If undetected, the rear end of the spring could separate from the vehicle causing a hazardous road debris situation.
🔧 The fix
For vehicles equipped with single leaf springs, dealers will remove and replace all springs. For vehicles equipped with dual leaf springs, dealers will inspect for cracked springs and replace if cracked.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V081000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-255
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 13,545
- Component
- SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 7, 2000
- Built
- Dec 1, 1999 – Feb 17, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began august 7, 2000.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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).