Fccc recall: Service brakes, hydraulic
What is wrong
Daimler trucks north america (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2012 freightliner custom chassis incomplete motorhome chassis manufactured from march 18, 2005, through july 19, 2011, equipped with bosch hydraulic disc brake. Hydraulic brake equipped motorhome chassis exposed to long periods of time of non-driving may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore clearance potentially leading to brake drag and overheating resulting in reduced brake performance.
What could happen
Reduced brake performance may lead to a vehicle crash.
The fix
Dtna will notify owners, and dtna dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. The safety recall began on november 7, 2012. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712.
Vehicles covered
- Fccc Mc 2005–2012
- Fccc Mcl 2005–2012
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 12V242000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 30, 2012
- Owners notified
- Nov 7, 2012
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2,287
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Mar 18, 2005 to Jul 19, 2011
- Part
- Service brakes, hydraulic
- Maker's own recall number
- FL-628
Notes
Dtna's recall campaign number is fl-628.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 http://www.safercar.gov .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Fccc / Freightliner / Thomas Built Buses and more recall: Wheels Jun 3, 2024
- Fccc / Freightliner / Western Star recall: Engine and engine cooling Jul 29, 2022
- Fccc recall: Tires Nov 23, 2021
- Fccc / Freightliner / Thomas Built Buses recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Dec 21, 2020
- Fccc recall: Tires Sep 1, 2020
- Fccc recall: Service brakes, air Sep 26, 2018
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.