Vehicle recall 05V468000 · October 5, 2005
Freightliner Business Class M2 and Thomas C2
Certain 2004 and 2005 thomas built C2 school buses and freightliner business class M2 heavy trucks manufactured between June 2004 and March 2005.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain 2004 and 2005 thomas built C2 school buses and freightliner business class M2 heavy trucks manufactured between June 2004 and March 2005. The anchor/pivot bolt supplied with the park brake is defective and could fatigue fracture prematurely, resulting in the park brake failing to apply.
- Consequence
- If the park brake anchor bolt fatigues and ultimately fractures, the park brake may not function and there may be no indication to the driver of the malfunction when the park brake is set. This may cause the vehicle to roll away without warning, which could result in a crash.
- Remedy
- Freightliner will notify its owners and inspect and replace defective anchor bolts free of charge. The recall began on March 7, 2006. Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. Fl-461.CUSTOMERS may 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
- 05V468000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 5, 2005
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-461
- Owner notification
- March 7, 2006
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 3,850
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Parking brake
Vehicles covered
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