2004–2006 Thomas Built Buses FS-65 & 2004–2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner + 3 more recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain freightliner school buses and trucks manufactured from october 23, 2004, to march 21, 2006. During the steering column manufacturing process two welds may have been missing.
💥 The risk
Columns with two welds missing may fatigue and fracture and allow the steering wheel to progressively be moved out of its normal position which may cause the steering to respond differently than expected. If this condition is ignored, a crash may occur.
🔧 The fix
Freightliner will notify owners and inspect and repair the affected vehicle free of charge. The recall began on august 30, 2007. Owners CAN 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
- 07V289000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-503
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 25,643
- Component
- STEERING:COLUMN
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 30, 2007
- Built
- Oct 23, 2004 – Mar 21, 2006
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. FL-503.customers may 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.