Vehicle recall 07V302000 · July 16, 2007

Sterling A-Line, Sterling Acterra and 19 more models

Certain freightliner school bus chassis, heavy trucks, and thomas built school buses manufactured between July 2002 and July 3, 2007, equipped with bendix SR-7 spring brake…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Certain freightliner school bus chassis, heavy trucks, and thomas built school buses manufactured between July 2002 and July 3, 2007, equipped with bendix SR-7 spring brake control valves. The parker scv brass 90 degree single check valves (scv) which attach to the supply port of a bendix SR-7 spring brake modulating valve can break apart. Pieces of the parker scv can become lodged inside the SR-7 spring brake modulating valve, potentially causing either leakage out of the SR-7 valve or preventing air from properly exhausting from the SR-7 valve. Also, due to a manufacturing defect in the internal rubber check valve inside the SR-7 spring brake modulating valves, the valves can become deformed and not seat properly.
Consequence: These conditions could either result in leakage and cause a delay in the application of the spring brake without warning or possibly lead to unintended vehicle rollaway or brake drag which could result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or death.
Remedy: Freightliner will notify owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on January 11, 2008 to freightliner, sterling, and freightliner custom chassis owners; to thomas built bus owners on February 1, 2008. Owners can contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Notes: Freightliner recall no. Fl-504.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: 07V302000
Reported to NHTSA: July 16, 2007
Filed by: FREIGHTLINER LLC
Manufacturer campaign: FL-504
Owner notification: January 11, 2008
Vehicles potentially affected: 75,000
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Service brakes, air › Supply › Check valve

Recall 07V302000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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 (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Fccc XC (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner Argosy (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner Business Class M2 (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner Century ST (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner Classic (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner Classic XL (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner Columbia (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner Coronado (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner FL112 Business Class (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner FL80 Business Class (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner FLD112 (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner FLD120 (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner FLD120SD (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner MT-45 (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Freightliner MT55 (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Sterling A-Line (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Sterling Acterra (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Sterling L-Line (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003

Has your Fccc been repaired?

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