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NHTSA recall 00V082000

Electrical system › Wiring › Fuses and circuit breakers

Freightliner Argosy

Reported Mar 17, 20001,073 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONMaker’s number FL-256Built Nov 1, 1998 – Feb 28, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with certain 12 volt power outlets. an unplugged hole in the floorboard can allow road salts and moisture into an area where a 12 volt power outlet IS mounted.

The risk

A short between the outlet terminals could develop causing an electrical fire.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect all vehicles to determine if a floorboard plug was installed. on vehicles found without a plug, a new outlet and plug will be installed.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Argosy
199819992000

Notes

Owner notification began june 30, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).