Vehicle recall 00V019002 · January 27, 2000
1990-1992 Freightliner FLN
Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with fontaine fifth wheel assemblies.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with fontaine fifth wheel assemblies. The fifth wheel mounting plates can crack.
- Consequence
- Under the trailer loading, the mounting plate could eventually fail due to fatigue.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace the mounting plates that are cracked.
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. Fl-252.OWNER notification began August 7, 2000.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 or fontaine at 1-800-874-9780.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V019002
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 27, 2000
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-252
- Owner notification
- August 7, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 151
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Trailer hitches › Fifth wheel assembly
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Freightliner FLN (1990-1992): 1992, 1991, 1990
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