Freightliner Exterior Lighting

Freightliner is recalling about 89 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. The improper lighting may confuse other drivers on the road, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
21V484000
Manufacturer
Mickey Truck Bodies, Inc.
Reported
24 June 2021
Vehicles
89
Built between
Not published
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 July 2020
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2017 Freightliner Business Class M2
  • 2017 Freightliner M2
  • 2017 International 4000 Series 4300
  • 2018 Peterbilt 220

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q3 2020.

100% repaired — 89 of 89 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Mickey Truck Bodies, Inc. (Mickey Truck) is recalling certain 2017 Freightliner M2, M2-106, International 4300, and 2018 Peterbilt 220 vehicles equipped with certain model lift gates that contain a license plate kit with part number 298872-01. The light kit does not properly illuminate the license plate, shining rearward, instead of downward as intended.

What could happen

The improper lighting may confuse other drivers on the road, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will provide a replacement license plate kit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 10, 2021.

Parts involved

  • License Plate Kit w/LampKit 298872-01, If using supplied Light 908120-01License Plate Lamp Installation Kit

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA24 June 2021
  2. Owners notified10 July 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 100% repaired

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 24 June 2021.

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 Mickey Truck customer service at 1-336-888-2291.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Mickey Truck Bodies, Inc.
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.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.

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