Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V178000

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-04-30.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V178000

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Component: Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
Manufacturer: DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Vehicles affected: 8,971
Reported to NHTSA: 2010-04-30
Owners notified: 2011-05-27

Defect description

DTNA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS C2, FCCC B2 CHASSIS, S2 CHASSIS, AND MC CHASSIS MANUFACTURED BEGINNING JANUARY 19, 2005 THROUGH APRIL 16, 2010. THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.

Safety risk

THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DTNA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS FL-577.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

27 model years across 4 models.

Model	Years on record
FCCC B2	2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
FCCC MC	2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
FCCC S2	2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
FREIGHTLINER Business Class M2	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

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.