- Vehicles
- 8,310
- Built between
- Jan 2004 – May 2005
- Models
- 15
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and May 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2005 FCCC XB-RBuilt January 2004 to May 2005
- 2005-2006 FCCC XCBuilt January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004-2005 Freightliner CargoBuilt January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004-2005 Freightliner MB55Built January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004-2005 Freightliner MCBuilt January 2004 to May 2005
- 2005 Freightliner MT-45Built January 2004 to May 2005
- 2005 Freightliner MT-55Built January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004 Freightliner MT45Built January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004 Freightliner MT55Built January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004-2005 Freightliner XBBuilt January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004-2005 Freightliner XB-SBuilt January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004-2005 Freightliner XC-RBuilt January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004-2005 Freightliner XC-SBuilt January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004-2005 Sterling CargoBuilt January 2004 to May 2005
- 2004-2005 Thomas MVP EFBuilt January 2004 to May 2005
What the defect is
Certain 2004 and 2005 freightliner van, motor home, shuttle bus, and school bus chassis manufactured between january 2004 and may 2005. Erratic voltage supply to the fuel lift pump causes premature wear of the pump. This premature wear could result in fuel lift pump failure and in some cases may cause an engine stall condition.
What could happen
Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur.
What gets fixed
CUMMINS WILL NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THE FREIGHTLINER AND THOMAS BUILT VEHICLES AND WILL REPAIR THE ENGINES BY EMC RECALIBRATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LIFT PUMP AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to May 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 October 2005
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 October 2005.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact cummins assistance center 1-800-DIESELS (1-800-343-7357) or freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- FL-463
- Recalling manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Freightliner recall no. FL-463.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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.