Vehicle recall 00V230002 · September 5, 2000
1997-2000 Freightliner XC
Vehicle description: chassis built with caterpillar engines and equipped with felsted electronic accelerator pedals.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: chassis built with caterpillar engines and equipped with felsted electronic accelerator pedals. The return springs can break on the accelerator pedals that are equipped with stainless steel or electroplated music wire return springs.
- Consequence
- This condition could cause the pedal to go to full throttle if both return springs break, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Replacement accelerator pedals equipped with return springs manufactured of music wire with one additional coil on each spring and with an organic coating, eliminating electroplating will be installed.
- Notes
- Owner notification began January 23, 2001. 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. 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
- 00V230002
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 5, 2000
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-271
- Owner notification
- January 23, 2001
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 5,032
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Freightliner XC (1997-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997
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