Recall Register

2001 Freightliner Argosy: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2001 Freightliner Argosy. The newest campaign is 03V112000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Mar 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Hub. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 03V112000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace both front hubs. Owner notification is expected to begin on or before september 20, 2003. 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.
NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .

Since the last update

No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks

All updates to the register

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 10,116 units in total.

  1. 03V112000Received . 5,716 units.

    Suspension / Front / Hub

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles, the hub unit bearings can wear prematurely.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Seizure of the bearings can cause wheel separation or wheel end fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace both front hubs. Owner notification is expected to begin on or before september 20, 2003. 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.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number FL-407. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 01V189001Received . 4,400 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Controls, Pedals and Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with certain haldex brake system two and four port relay valves. The valve may stick open when a high-pressure application is released.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    When the valve sticks open, it can result in a total loss of air from either the service or the park brake system. The driver may lose braking ability under a service application, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace these valves. Owner notification began october 17, 2001. 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.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number FL-380. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19971
  2. 19986
  3. 19999
  4. 20007
  5. 20012
  6. 20032
  7. 20042
  8. 20054
  9. 20065
  10. 20075
  11. 20086
  12. 20091
  13. 20102
  14. 20111
  15. 20143
  16. 20151

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 Freightliner Argosy: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/argosy/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Freightliner Argosy?
10,116 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Freightliner Argosy have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 26 recall campaigns for the Freightliner Argosy, model years 1997 to 2015. 2 of them name the 2001 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Freightliner Argosy open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.