# NHTSA recall 06V387000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 06V387000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-480
- Manufacturer: FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Reported: 2006\-10\-11
- Owners notified: 2006\-12\-06
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
- Units potentially affected: 9

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR RPL20 HIGH ANGLE INTERAXLE DRIVESHAFTS, AN IMPROPER SEATED OR MISSING SNAP RING CAN RESULT IN THE BEARING CUP TO SEPARATE FROM THE SLIP YOKE SUB\-ASSEMBLY.  THE UNIVERSAL JOINT CROSS COULD THEN CONTACT THE SLIP YOKE CASTING AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE EAR WORK TO FRACTURE.


## What can happen

THIS COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE DRIVELINE, THE VEHICLE TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED AND ANY ADDITIONAL NEARBY OBJECTS.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVESHAFTS AND REPLACE THEM AS NEEDED.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2006.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1\-800\-547\-0712.


## Notes

FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL\-480.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA](/makes/freightliner/columbia/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-11 to 2006\-08\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SB35\-036](/bulletins/10184785.md), 2020-12-30, Service bulletin
- [SB35\-036](/bulletins/10181049.md), 2020-10-12, Service bulletin
- [0604\-17](/bulletins/10158034.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin
- [33\-28](/bulletins/10142285.md), 2018-06-25, Service bulletin
- [35\-30](/bulletins/10142284.md), 2018-06-25, Service bulletin
- [sb2056](/bulletins/10141696.md), 2018-06-18, Service bulletin
- [14TL\-7](/bulletins/10129707.md), 2018-03-05, Service bulletin
- [15\-010](/bulletins/10129622.md), 2018-03-05, Service bulletin
- [sb01101](/bulletins/10129613.md), 2018-03-05, Service bulletin
- [16TS5](/bulletins/10128742.md), 2018-02-12, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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