Vehicle recall 99V181002 · July 27, 1999
Freightliner FLC, Freightliner FLD and 2 more models
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. The engines can stall because of software problems.
- Consequence
- Increased steering effort can occur.
- Remedy
- Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall. Dealers will update these engines with software changes.
- Notes
- Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall.owner notification is expected to begin during August 1999.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V181002
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 27, 1999
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 320
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Electrical system › Ignition › Module
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Freightliner FLC (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Freightliner FLD (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Freightliner FLN (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Sterling L-Line (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
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