Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2005 Freightliner Sterling Acterra

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
1
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

1 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Structure
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
05V185000·WHEELS2005-04-27

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ACCURIDE ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE WHEELS WERE NOT PROPERLY PRE-STRESSED. THIS ALLOWS CRACKS TO DEVELOP OVER TIME.

RiskTHIS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO WHEEL FAILURE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 21, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
RQ07003·SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB2007-12-05 → 2008-03-26

FRONT WHEEL SEPARATION

Led to recall08V137000

RQ07003·SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING 2007-12-05 → 2008-03-26

FRONT WHEEL SEPARATION

Led to recall08V137000

RQ07003·WHEELS:HUB2007-12-05 → 2008-03-26

FRONT WHEEL SEPARATION

Led to recall08V137000

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