2000 Freightliner Argosy recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with certain 12 volt power outlets. An unplugged hole in the floorboard CAN allow road salts and moisture into an area where a 12 volt power outlet is mounted.
💥 The risk
A short between the outlet terminals could develop causing an electrical fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect all vehicles to determine if a floorboard plug was installed. On vehicles found without a plug, a new outlet and plug will be installed.
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
- 00V082000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-256
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 1,073
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 30, 2000
- Built
- Nov 1, 1998 – Feb 28, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began june 30, 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).