2003 Freightliner Coronado recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trucks and truck-tractors equipped with trw pcf steering gears, a crack CAN occur in the steering gear input shaft.
💥 The risk
It is possible that a driver could experience a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the steering gear and replace it if necessary. Owner notification is expected to begin during september 2003. Owners 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
- 03V323000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-417
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 153
- Component
- STEERING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 3, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. FL-417.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).