Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V207000

Tires

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-04-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V207000

Tires

Component
Tires
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
4
Reported to NHTSA
2016-04-12
Owners notified
2016-06-07

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016 114SD and M2 Business Class trucks manufactured from June 10, 2015, through October 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have front axles that have a 20,000 pound capacity, however, the installed Bridgestone R249 front tires have a lower maximum load capacity.

Safety risk

The operator may unintentionally overload the tires, possibly causing tire failure thereby increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front tires with tires of a higher load capacity, free of charge. The recall began on June 7, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-547-0712. DTNA's recall number for this campaign is FL-706.

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

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
FREIGHTLINER 114SD2016
FREIGHTLINER Business Class M22016

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.