NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V178000 · manufacturer campaign FL-577

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch — Fccc, Freightliner · reported 30 Apr 2010 · 8,971 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

DTNA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS C2, FCCC B2 CHASSIS, S2 CHASSIS, AND MC CHASSIS MANUFACTURED BEGINNING JANUARY 19, 2005 THROUGH APRIL 16, 2010. THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.

The risk

THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

The fix

DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.

DTNA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS FL-577.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
10V178000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-577
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America
Report received
30 Apr 2010
Owners notified
27 May 2011
Potentially affected
8,971

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2005 Fccc B2 2006 Fccc B2 2007 Fccc B2 2008 Fccc B2 2009 Fccc B2 2010 Fccc B2 2011 Fccc B2 2005 Fccc Mc 2006 Fccc Mc 2007 Fccc Mc 2008 Fccc Mc 2009 Fccc Mc 2010 Fccc Mc 2011 Fccc Mc 2005 Fccc S2 2006 Fccc S2 2007 Fccc S2 2008 Fccc S2 2009 Fccc S2 2010 Fccc S2 2011 Fccc S2 2005 Freightliner Business Class M2 2006 Freightliner Business Class M2 2007 Freightliner Business Class M2 2008 Freightliner Business Class M2 2009 Freightliner Business Class M2 2010 Freightliner Business Class M2

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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