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NHTSA recall 00V294000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Sterling Acterra

Reported Oct 4, 2000290 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONMaker’s number FL-273Built Jan 26, 2000 – Sep 1, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. a support clamp was omitted from the front axle hydraulic brake line from the chassis to the brake.

The risk

The brake line could come loose resulting in the risk of brake fluid leakage, increasing the stopping distances for the vehicle.

The remedy

Dealers will install a support clamp on the front axle hydraulic brake lines.

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Vehicles in this recall

Sterling Acterra
2000

Notes

Owner notification began june 1, 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).