Vehicle recall 06V205000 · June 12, 2006
Sterling Acterra, Freightliner Argosy and 15 more models
Certain heavy trucks, shuttle buses, and school buses equipped with bendix modulated spring brake valves.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain heavy trucks, shuttle buses, and school buses equipped with bendix modulated spring brake valves. A defect in the modulated spring brake valve casting may cause an intermittent delay in the application of the park brake.
- Consequence
- The vehicle may rollaway without warning, possibly causing personal injury.
- Remedy
- Freightliner will notify owners and replace the defective valves free of charge. The recall began on June 28, 2006 to freightliner, sterling, and fccc owners. Thomas built mailed letters to owners beginning July 27, 2006. This recall has been superseded (replaced) by recall 07V302 (FL-504).
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. Fl-477.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
- 06V205000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 12, 2006
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-477
- Owner notification
- June 28, 2006
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 5,243
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Parking brake › Conventional › Air
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Fccc B2 (2007): 2007
- Freightliner Argosy (2007): 2007
- Freightliner Business Class M2 (2007): 2007
- Freightliner Cargo (2007): 2007
- Freightliner Century Class S/T (2007): 2007
- Freightliner Classic (2007): 2007
- Freightliner Columbia (2007): 2007
- Freightliner Coronado (2007): 2007
- Freightliner FLD (2007): 2007
- Freightliner S2 (2007): 2007
- Sterling Acterra (2007): 2007
- Sterling AT (2007): 2007
- Sterling Cargo (2007): 2007
- Sterling L (2007): 2007
- Sterling LT (2007): 2007
- Thomas Built Buses C2 (2007): 2007
- Thomas Built Buses HDX (2007): 2007
Has your Fccc been repaired?
Recalls here come from NHTSA’s records for the model and year. Not every vehicle of a model is included in every recall, and this site can’t see whether a repair has been done. Only a VIN lookup can tell you that.
NHTSA’s VIN search doesn’t show recalls that were already repaired, recalls more than 15 years old, or some small manufacturers’ recalls. A Fccc dealer can also check your VIN. Recall repairs are free.