Vehicle recall 07V596000 · December 21, 2007

2002-2007 Farber Specialty Vehicle

On certain specialty vehicles such as bookmobile, medical, dental, display, and command buses built on freightliner chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears, these…

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

Summary: On certain specialty vehicles such as bookmobile, medical, dental, display, and command buses built on freightliner chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears, these gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. This could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the recirculating ball circuit resulting in a loss of steering.
Consequence: The operator may notice higher required steering wheel inputs, or the need for more steering wheel adjustments while driving in a straight line in combination with metallic cracking noises prior to a loss of steering. Loss of steering could result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy: Farber specialty vehicles is working with freightliner and zf to replace the steering gear free of charge (please see 07V343 and 07E049). Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or fsv at 1-800-331-3188.
Notes: 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: 07V596000
Reported to NHTSA: December 21, 2007
Filed by: FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES
Vehicles potentially affected: 32
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components: Steering › Gear box › Shaft pitman

Recall 07V596000 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.

Farber Specialty Vehicle (2002-2007): 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002

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