- Vehicles
- 5,243
- Built between
- Apr 2006 – May 2006
- Models
- 17
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 June 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2006 and May 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007 FCCC B2Built April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Freightliner ArgosyBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Freightliner Business Class M2Built April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Freightliner CargoBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Freightliner Century Class S/TBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Freightliner ClassicBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Freightliner ColumbiaBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Freightliner CoronadoBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Freightliner FLDBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Freightliner S2Built April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Sterling ActerraBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Sterling ATBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Sterling CargoBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Sterling LBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Sterling LTBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Thomas Built Buses C2Built April 2006 to May 2006
- 2007 Thomas Built Buses HDXBuilt April 2006 to May 2006
What the defect is
Certain heavy trucks, shuttle buses, and school buses equipped with bendix modulated spring brake valves. A defect in the modulated spring brake valve casting may cause an intermittent delay in the application of the park brake.
What could happen
The vehicle may rollaway without warning, possibly causing personal injury.
What gets fixed
FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VALVES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2006 TO FREIGHTLINER, STERLING, AND FCCC OWNERS. THOMAS BUILT MAILED LETTERS TO OWNERS BEGINNING JULY 27, 2006. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED (REPLACED) BY RECALL 07V302 (FL-504).
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2006 to May 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 June 2006
- Owners notified28 June 2006
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 12 June 2006.
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.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- FL-477
- 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-477.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.