2008 Freightliner Century ST & 2008 Freightliner Columbia + 1 more recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trucks, the wiper motor ground wire was omitted in a new harness design. The wiper motor may not operate or may function intermittently.
💥 The risk
The wiper motor may stop functioning, in certain conditions, this could impair visibility and a crash could occur if the vehicle is not safely stopped.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will add a ground wire to the wiper motor harness. The recall began on may 13, 2008. 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
- 07V532000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-515
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 5,000
- Component
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 13, 2008
- Built
- Nov 1, 2006 – Oct 31, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. FL-515.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.