Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V367000

Suspension: front

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-06-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V367000

Suspension: front

Component
Suspension: front
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
192
Reported to NHTSA
2014-06-25
Owners notified
2014-08-22

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015 Freightliner Cascadia, 122SD, and Business Class M2 trucks manufactured March 20, 2014, through April 10, 2014. Due to an axle manufacturing error, there may be weak spots in the beam of the affected axle assemblies.

Safety risk

The axle weak spots could cause the axle beam to bend or cause wheel separation, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the axle beams for certain manufacturing dates, and replace the ones manufactured within a certain date range, free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2014. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-385-4357. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-662.

Notes

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

3 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
FREIGHTLINER 122SD2015
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia2015
FREIGHTLINER M22015

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.