NHTSA recall 07V055000
Service brakes, air
Fccc B2 and 3 more
Reported Feb 13, 2007535 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER LLCMaker’s number FL-491Built Jul 3, 2006 – Nov 3, 2006
The defect
Certain my 2007 thomas built C2 saf-t-liner school buses and freightliner business class M2, fccc B2, and S2 bus chassis manufactured between july 3 and november 3, 2006.
The risk
Under certain conditions, the park brake or work brake may fail allowing the vehicle to roll, possibly resulting in personal injury. also, the stop lamps may intermittently fail to illuminate when the service brake IS applied.
The remedy
Freightliner will notify owner and repair the buses free of charge. the recall began on may 24, 2007. owners can contact freightliner's customer assistance center at 800-385-4357.