2000–2001 Freightliner Argosy & 2000–2001 Freightliner Business Class + 5 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with certain haldex brake system two and four port relay valves. The valve may stick open when a high-pressure application is released.
💥 The risk
When the valve sticks open, it CAN result in a total loss of air from either the service or the park brake system. The driver may lose braking ability under a service application, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace these valves. Owner notification began october 17, 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
- 01V189001
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-380
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 4,400
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS, PEDALS AND LINKAGES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 17, 2001
- Built
- Oct 9, 2000 – Jul 13, 2001
- 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).