Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V601000

Equipment

Daimler Trucks North America filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-12-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V601000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America
Vehicles affected
515
Reported to NHTSA
2012-12-21
Owners notified
2013-02-25

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012 Cascadia and Coronado tractor trailers manufactured from August 1, 2011, through December 30, 2011, equipped with Thermo King TriPac Auxiliary Power Units (APU), serial numbers 3000106335 to 3000127584, manufactured from July 29, 2011, through November 7, 2011. The maintenance access panel door on the bottom of the APU may dislodge and separate.

Safety risk

If the door separates from the APU while the vehicle is being driven, it may create a road hazard for other drivers.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and Thermo King dealers will inspect the APUs and replace any of the affected panel doors free of charge. The recall began February 25, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DTNA's recall campaign number is FL-637.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia2012
FREIGHTLINER Coronado2012

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.