Recall 07V302000: 2003–2008 Freightliner FLD120 and 17 other models
- Report received
- Jul 16, 2007
- Manufacturer
- Freightliner llc
- Potentially affected
- 75,000vehicles
- Model years
- 2003–2008
Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.
What NHTSA recorded
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.
Possible 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.
Affected model years
Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.
- 2003 Fccc B20 complaints
- 2004 Fccc B20 complaints
- 2005 Fccc B20 complaints
- 2006 Fccc B20 complaints
- 2007 Fccc B21 complaints
- 2008 Fccc B20 complaints
- 2003 Fccc XC0 complaints
- 2004 Fccc XC0 complaints
- 2005 Fccc XC0 complaints
- 2006 Fccc XC0 complaints
- 2007 Fccc XC1 complaints
- 2008 Fccc XC0 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner Argosy0 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner Argosy0 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner Argosy1 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner Argosy0 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner Argosy0 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner Argosy0 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner Business Class M21 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner Business Class M28 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner Business Class M27 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner Business Class M28 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner Business Class M24 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner Business Class M21 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner Century ST0 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner Century ST0 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner Century ST1 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner Century ST1 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner Century ST0 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner Century ST0 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner Classic0 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner Classic0 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner Classic0 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner Classic1 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner Classic1 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner Classic0 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner Columbia10 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner Columbia13 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner Columbia38 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner Columbia14 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner Columbia11 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner Columbia1 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner Coronado0 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner Coronado0 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner Coronado0 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner Coronado1 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner Coronado0 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner Coronado0 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner FL800 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner FL800 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner FL800 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner FL800 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner FL800 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner FL800 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner FLD1120 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner FLD1120 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner FLD1120 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner FLD1120 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner FLD1120 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner FLD1120 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner FLD1200 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner FLD1200 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner FLD1200 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner FLD1201 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner FLD1200 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner FLD1200 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner MT-450 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner MT-450 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner MT-450 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner MT-450 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner MT-450 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner MT-451 complaints
- 2003 Freightliner MT550 complaints
- 2004 Freightliner MT550 complaints
- 2005 Freightliner MT551 complaints
- 2006 Freightliner MT550 complaints
- 2007 Freightliner MT550 complaints
- 2008 Freightliner MT550 complaints
- 2003 Sterling A-Line1 complaints
- 2004 Sterling A-Line0 complaints
- 2005 Sterling A-Line0 complaints
- 2006 Sterling A-Line0 complaints
- 2007 Sterling A-Line0 complaints
- 2008 Sterling A-Line1 complaints
- 2003 Sterling Acterra2 complaints
- 2004 Sterling Acterra0 complaints
- 2005 Sterling Acterra1 complaints
- 2006 Sterling Acterra2 complaints
- 2007 Sterling Acterra0 complaints
- 2008 Sterling Acterra1 complaints
- 2003 Sterling L-Line1 complaints
- 2004 Sterling L-Line0 complaints
- 2005 Sterling L-Line1 complaints
- 2006 Sterling L-Line0 complaints
- 2007 Sterling L-Line3 complaints
- 2008 Sterling L-Line0 complaints
- 2003 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C21 complaints
- 2004 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C20 complaints
- 2005 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C20 complaints
- 2006 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C22 complaints
- 2007 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C21 complaints
- 2008 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C25 complaints
- 2003 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX0 complaints
- 2004 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX2 complaints
- 2005 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX0 complaints
- 2006 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX1 complaints
- 2007 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX0 complaints
- 2008 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX0 complaints
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.