2001–2004 Freightliner Business Class M2 & 2001–2004 Sterling A-Line + 2 more recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trucks and fire trucks equipped with kys 4735-43782-02 engine cooling fans and built on caterpillar 3126, C7, MBE906, MBE926, or cummins isc engines, the steel fan insert on the cooling fans CAN crack.
💥 The risk
This CAN result in fan breakage, resulting in vehicle damage or personal injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the engine cooling fan free of charge. The recall began on june 8, 2005. Owners may 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
- 05V126000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-439
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 3,568
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 8, 2005
- Built
- Jan 1, 2001 – Dec 31, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. FL-439.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.