NHTSA Campaign 00V427000

TIRES:VALVE

Issued by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION · Reported Dec 29, 2000 · 3,446 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RV CHASSIS. THE VALVE STEM ON THE REAR INNER TIRE COULD RUB AGAINST THE WHEEL AND DEVELOP A LEAK.

Consequence

A LOSS OF AIR ON THE INNER TIRE COULD OVERLOAD THE OUTER TIRE IF UNDETECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A VALVE STEM EXTENSION STABILIZER.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER VCL 2000 3,446
FREIGHTLINER XC 2000 3,446
FREIGHTLINER XCS 2000 3,446

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V427000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.