2007 Sterling 360 recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trucks, the vacuum hose may have been manufactured with insufficient wall thickness allowing the hose to collapse during normal vehicle operation. Collapse of the vacuum hose could reduce brake booster effectiveness.
💥 The risk
Reduced brake booster effectiveness could result in increased vehicle stopping distance and potentially lead to a vehicle crash or personal injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the vacuum hose free of charge. The recall began on april 20, 2007. 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
- 07V009000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-489
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 1,340
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 20, 2007
- Built
- Jan 11, 2006 – Sep 4, 2006
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. FL-489.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.