NHTSA recall 04V270000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V270000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-427 |
| Manufacturer | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| Reported | 2004-06-09 |
| Owners notified | 2004-10-11 |
| Component | STRUCTURE |
| Units potentially affected | 1339 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS, ONE OR BOTH OF THE CAB TILT CYLINDERS MAY LOCK WHEN THE CAB IS BEING LOWERED. THIS CAN HAPPEN IF A VELOCITY FUSE TRIPS IN EITHER OF THE CYLINDERS.
What can happen
IF ONLY ONE VELOCITY FUSE TRIPS AND NOT THE OTHER, THE RESULTING UNEQUAL LOADING MAY CAUSE ONE OR BOTH OF THE CYLINDERS TO BEND ALLOWING THE CAB TO LOWER TO THE CHASSIS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL FLOW RESTRICTORS IN THE CAB TILT BLINDERS TO REDUCE THE SPEED AT WHICH THE CAB LOWERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 11, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-427.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1997 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
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| 1998 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 1999 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 2000 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 2001 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 2002 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 2003 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 2004 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 1997 AMERICAN LAFRANCE METROPOLITAN | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 1998 AMERICAN LAFRANCE METROPOLITAN | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 1999 AMERICAN LAFRANCE METROPOLITAN | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 2000 AMERICAN LAFRANCE METROPOLITAN | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 2001 AMERICAN LAFRANCE METROPOLITAN | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
| 2002 AMERICAN LAFRANCE METROPOLITAN | Built 1997-01-02 to 2004-01-19. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 6012 | 2004-07-08. Service bulletin. ONE OR BOTH OF THE TILT CYLINDERS ON SOME AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLES AND METROPOLITANS MAY LOCK WHEN THE CAB IS BEING LOWERED. *TT THIS VERSION REPLACES PREVIOUS VERSION DATED NOVEMBER 2004. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES PREVIOUS VERSION DATED MAY 2004. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.