2000 Coachmen Class A & 2000 Freightliner VCL + 2 more recall: speed control
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: recreational vehicle chassis. A loss of throttle control (engine will return to idle) could occur when the exhaust brake has been activated, the brakes are applied, and the vehicle is coming to A stop.
💥 The risk
A loss of throttle control could occur, increasing the risk of A crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will reprogram the engine control module. Owner notification began may 14, 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.
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
- 01V115000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-282
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 6,003
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 14, 2001
- Built
- Sep 1, 1999 – Sep 30, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).