2000 Freightliner FLN recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain tractors fail to comply with FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems." the air lines may not be routed properly to the drive axle service brake relay.
💥 The risk
These vehicles are not in compliance with the standard.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect for correct air line routing and reroute if necessary.
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
- 00V152001
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-259
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 83
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 6, 2001
- Built
- Jan 1, 1998 – May 2, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began february 6, 2001. 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).