Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V681000

Parking brake: conventional: air

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-10-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V681000

Parking brake: conventional: air

Component
Parking brake: conventional: air
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
4,353
Reported to NHTSA
2014-10-29
Owners notified
2015-02-18

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Freightliner M2 trucks manufactured December 10, 2012, to October 28, 2014, and equipped with the auto-apply brake feature. In the affected vehicles, the parking brake may apply unintentionally.

Safety risk

If the parking brake applies without warning while driving and without activating the brake lights, there is an increased risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will remedy the vehicles, free of charge. DTNA issued an interim notification letter to owners on December 26, 2014. The recall began on February 18, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-672.

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 1 models.

ModelYears on record
FREIGHTLINER M22015 2014 2013

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.