2000–2002 Freightliner FLN & 2000–2002 Sterling Acterra recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain heavy trucks, the cast output yoke on the Mercedes-Benz transmissions could fracture on vehicle with 1610 or 16T series drivelines.
💥 The risk
If pieces of the yoke separate, the debris CAN represent a potential hzard to people outside the vheicle and to other passing vehicles.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the cast transmission output yoke with a forged part. Owner notification began on january 30, 2003. 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
- 02V336000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-405
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 145
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 30, 2003
- Built
- Dec 14, 2000 – Dec 4, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. FL-405. Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).