Vehicle recall 05V284000 · June 14, 2005
Freightliner American Lafrance, Freightliner Freightliner and 3 more models
Certain freightliner trucks and thomas school buses equipped with holland/neway air suspension systems, a transverse beam casting may fracture under normal loads.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain freightliner trucks and thomas school buses equipped with holland/neway air suspension systems, a transverse beam casting may fracture under normal loads. If a casting breaks when the vehicle is traveling on a roadway there is the potential for pieces of the casting to become projectiles and the suspension's transverse beam may drop down low enough to contact the road surface.
- Consequence
- This will cause sparks that could potentially ignite and cause a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace the defective transverse beam assemblies. The recall began for thomas built owners on February 10, 2006; and for freightliner owners on April 14, 2006. Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no.fl-453.CUSTOMERS may 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V284000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 14, 2005
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-453
- Owner notification
- February 10, 2006
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 634
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Suspension
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Freightliner American Lafrance (2004): 2004
- Freightliner Freightliner (2004): 2004
- Freightliner Sterling (2004): 2004
- Freightliner Western Star (2004): 2004
- Thomas School Bus (2004): 2004
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