Recall Register

2003 Freightliner Argosy: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2003 Freightliner Argosy. The newest campaign is 07V302000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jul 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Check Valve. 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, 07V302000, in the NHTSA record

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.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 75,400 units in total.

  1. 07V302000Received . 75,000 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Check Valve

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-504. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 03V500000Received . 400 units.

    Service Brakes, Air

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain trucks equipped with air brakes, the plastic push-to-connect air line fitting cartridge could be improperly welded into the nylon junction block housing allowing an air line to become disconnected.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could lead to reduced brake control, loss of service brake control, or the emergency brakes automatically applying, possibly resulting in a crash without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a new cab air manifold. Owner notification is expected to begin on january 21, 2004. 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 800-547-0712.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-418. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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. 2003 Freightliner Argosy: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/argosy/2003/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FREIGHTLINER LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Freightliner Argosy?
75,400 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 2003 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Freightliner Argosy open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.