2000 Sterling Acterra recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. A support clamp was omitted from the front axle hydraulic brake line from the chassis to the brake.
💥 The risk
The brake line could come loose resulting in the risk of brake fluid leakage, increasing the stopping distances for the vehicle.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a support clamp on the front axle hydraulic brake lines.
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
- 00V294000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-273
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 290
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 1, 2001
- Built
- Jan 26, 2000 – Sep 1, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began june 1, 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).