2000 Western Star 4800 & 2000 Western Star 4900 + 3 more recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trucks equipped with caterpillar 3406E and C-15 engines, interference between the positive battery cable and stud mounting electronic control module (ECM) to the engine exists. Chafing CAN wear through the battery cable insulation to allow contact between the battery cable and the stud.
💥 The risk
This contact could provide a short circuit, which may cause a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the vehicles and the battery cables will be replaced and/or re-routed as necessary. Owner notification began april 18, 2002. 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
- 01V387000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-387
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 3,500
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 18, 2002
- Built
- Dec 1, 1998 – Feb 10, 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).