Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V074000

Equipment: electrical

Daimler Trucks North America filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-03-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V074000

Equipment: electrical

Component
Equipment: electrical
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America
Vehicles affected
161
Reported to NHTSA
2013-03-04
Owners notified
2013-04-29

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD vehicle chassis, manufactured from December 3, 2011, through October 12, 2012 and equipped with a SmartPlex switch hub module. Residue left over in the manufacturing process of the switch hub module may lead to intermittent shorts and energizing of certain switch hub module outputs.

Safety risk

If the module is energized, the module may inadvertently activate body equipment or features, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle operator or increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace any of the affected modules free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DTNA's recall campaign number is FL-639.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

6 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
FREIGHTLINER 108SD2013 2012
FREIGHTLINER 114SD2013 2012
FREIGHTLINER Business Class M22013 2012

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.