Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V029000

Service brakes, air: disc

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-01-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V029000

Service brakes, air: disc

Component
Service brakes, air: disc
Manufacturer
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Vehicles affected
473
Reported to NHTSA
2008-01-28
Owners notified
2008-06-06

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, INCORRECT FASTENERS MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE CLAMPING FORCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKE ANCHOR PLATE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS.

Safety risk

REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF INCORRECT BOLTS WERE USED. IF INCORRECT BOLTS ARE FOUND, VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND REPAIRED AS REQUIRED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DTNA RECALL NO. FL-521.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
FCCC XCR2008
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia2008
FREIGHTLINER Century Class2008
FREIGHTLINER Columbia2008

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.