Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 17V452000

Equipment

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2017-07-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V452000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
2,483
Reported to NHTSA
2017-07-17
Owners notified
2017-09-14

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner Cascadia, M2 Business Class, 114SD, and 122SD trucks, and Western Star 4700 and 5700 trucks. These vehicles have tow hooks used for recovery purposes that may fail during use.

Safety risk

If the tow hook fails without warning during a recovery operation, the sudden release of the vehicle may increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle's tow hooks and, depending on their production date codes, will replace them, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-742.

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

6 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
FREIGHTLINER 114SD2018
FREIGHTLINER 122SD2018
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia2018
FREIGHTLINER M2 Business Class2018
WESTERN STAR 47002018
WESTERN STAR 57002018

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.