Vehicle recall 01V322002 · November 15, 2001
Freightliner Business Class, American Lafrance Eagle and 8 more models
Vehicle description: medium duty trucks, fire trucks, and transit buses and school buses equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: medium duty trucks, fire trucks, and transit buses and school buses equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries. The weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.
- Consequence
- If the clevis separated from the plate while the vehicle was in use, the vehicle would return to idle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace these pedals. Owner notification began March 18, 2002. 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.
- Notes
- 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
- 01V322002
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 15, 2001
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-389
- Owner notification
- March 18, 2002
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,700
- 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.
- American Lafrance Eagle (2001): 2001
- American Lafrance Metropolitan (2001): 2001
- Freightliner Business Class (2001): 2001
- Freightliner VCL (2001): 2001
- Freightliner XB (2001): 2001
- Freightliner XC (2001): 2001
- Freightliner XCS (2001): 2001
- Orion V (2001): 2001
- Thomas ER Transit (2001): 2001
- Thomas MVP ER (2001): 2001
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