Vehicle recall 07V289000 · July 3, 2007
Thomas Built Buses FS-65, Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner and 3 more models
Certain freightliner school buses and trucks manufactured from October 23, 2004, to March 21, 2006.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain freightliner school buses and trucks manufactured from October 23, 2004, to March 21, 2006. During the steering column manufacturing process two welds may have been missing.
- Consequence
- Columns with two welds missing may fatigue and fracture and allow the steering wheel to progressively be moved out of its normal position which may cause the steering to respond differently than expected. If this condition is ignored, a crash may occur.
- Remedy
- Freightliner will notify owners and inspect and repair the affected vehicle free of charge. The recall began on August 30, 2007. Owners can contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. Fl-503.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
- 07V289000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 3, 2007
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-503
- Owner notification
- August 30, 2007
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 25,643
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Steering › Column
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Freightliner Century ST (2005-2006): 2006, 2005
- Freightliner Columbia (2005-2006): 2006, 2005
- Freightliner Coronado (2005-2006): 2006, 2005
- Thomas Built Buses FS-65 (2004-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004
- Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner (2004-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004
Has your Freightliner been repaired?
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