2000 Freightliner VCL & 2000 Freightliner XC + 1 more recall: tires
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: rv chassis. The valve stem on the rear inner tire could rub against the wheel and develop a leak.
💥 The risk
A loss of air on the inner tire could overload the outer tire if undetected, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a valve stem extension stabilizer.
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
- 00V427000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-277
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 3,446
- Component
- TIRES:VALVE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 3, 2001
- Built
- Apr 30, 1999 – Mar 10, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began april 3, 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).