2001 Freightliner Century & 2001 Freightliner FLD + 4 more recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trucks, a capacitor in the power line control (plc) filter could overheat and/or ignite when subjected to reverse polarity electrical spikes.
💥 The risk
This could cause an electrical fire in the area of the plc filter without prior warning.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will disconnect and secure the plc filter ground wire. Owner notification began september 20, 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
- 02V087000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-393
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 30,000
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 20, 2002
- Built
- Jan 8, 2001 – Jan 31, 2002
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).