2004 Freightliner FLD recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trucks, the brake pedal pushrod was not tightened properly during assembly.
💥 The risk
Loose brake pedal pushrod jam nuts could cause loss of control of the vehicle and a crash may occur.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will adjust the pedal pushrod. The recall began on april 11, 2005. 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
- 04V591000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-437
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 250
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 11, 2005
- Built
- Sep 27, 2004 – Oct 12, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. FL-437.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).