2000 Freightliner MT35 recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: step van chassis. A hose was used in the power steering system that is not compatible with power steering fluid.
💥 The risk
Loss of power steering fluid could cause increased difficulty in steering the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will remove and replace the subject hoses.
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
- 00V295000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-274
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 550
- Component
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 22, 2000
- Built
- Jan 1, 2000 – Jul 17, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began november 22, 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).