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2003 Freightliner FS-65 School Bus Chassis: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2003 Freightliner FS-65 School Bus Chassis. The newest campaign is 05V205000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Apr 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Diesel. NHTSA has 1 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, 05V205000, in the NHTSA record

Cummins will notify the customers of freightliner and thomas built and replace the fuel lift pump free of charge. Owners may contact cummins at 1-800-diesels.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 16,130 units in total.

  1. 05V205000Received . 16,000 units.

    Fuel System, Diesel

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain 1998-2003 my freightliner fs-65 school bus chassis and mb-45, mb-55, and xb shuttle bus chassis, and thomas built bus: mvp-er and mvp-ef school bus and non-school bus models equipped with cummins isb diesel engines and equipped with federal-mogal 12 and 24 volt fuel lift pumps. The fuel pump could fail to transfer fuel appropriately creating an engine stall condition.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Should the engine stall while the vehicle is in use, a possible vehicle crash could occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Cummins will notify the customers of freightliner and thomas built and replace the fuel lift pump free of charge. Owners may contact cummins at 1-800-diesels.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-447.

  2. 03V488000Received . 130 units.

    Steering

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain school bus, xc RV, and shuttle bus chassis manufactured between february 1 and july 18, 2003, incorrect axle steering stop bolts were installed on aac front axles. It may be possible to turn the front wheels in either direction until the tires contact or damage other steering components.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The driver can possibly loose control of the vehicle if the tires contact the steering components while the bus is in motion.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Freightliner will notify its customers and repair the buses free of charge. Owner notification is expected to begin during december 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 503-745-5219.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL419A. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2003 Freightliner FS-65 School Bus Chassis: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure2
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
24 Sep 2012

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2003 Freightliner FS-65 School Bus Chassis, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2012, with 1 complaint.

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. 20032

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Freightliner FS-65 School Bus Chassis: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/fs-65-school-bus-chassis/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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
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 FS-65 School Bus Chassis?
16,130 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 FS-65 School Bus Chassis have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Freightliner FS-65 School Bus Chassis, model year 2003. 2 of them name the 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Freightliner FS-65 School Bus Chassis name most often?
Structure: 2 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Freightliner FS-65 School Bus Chassis open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.