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NHTSA recall 00V230002

Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal

Freightliner XC

Reported Sep 5, 20005,032 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONMaker’s number FL-271Built Dec 1, 1997 – Aug 4, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: chassis built with caterpillar engines and equipped with felsted electronic accelerator pedals. the return springs can break on the accelerator pedals that are equipped with stainless steel or electroplated music wire return springs.

The risk

This condition could cause the pedal to go to full throttle if both return springs break, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Replacement accelerator pedals equipped with return springs manufactured of music wire with one additional coil on each spring and with an organic coating, eliminating electroplating will be installed.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner XC
1997199819992000

Notes

Owner notification began january 23, 2001. 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).