2000 Freightliner Argosy & 2000 Freightliner Business Class + 12 more recall: trailer hitch
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain truck tractors equipped with jost international jsk 37U series fifth wheels, a fatigue crack CAN develop in the bracket pin weld under certain loading conditions.
💥 The risk
If left undetected or corrected it could lead to the separation of the fifth wheel top plate from its mounting structure, possibly resulting in a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the bracket pins and repair instructions free of charge. Owner notification began november 12, 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 jost international at 616-846-7700 or by email to [email protected] or 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
- 03V227000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-411
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 2,000
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 12, 2003
- Built
- Sep 3, 1999 – Apr 14, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. FL-411.also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).