Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V703000

Service brakes, air: disc: caliper

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-10-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V703000

Service brakes, air: disc: caliper

Component
Service brakes, air: disc: caliper
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
5,534
Reported to NHTSA
2018-10-05
Owners notified
2018-12-03

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, Cascadia, Business Class M2, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation S2C 106 Cab, S2G Cab Chassis, XCL, XCM, XBS, XCP, XCR, Western Star 4700, 4900 and 5700 trucks. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.

Safety risk

Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will check and tighten the brake caliper mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-794.

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

28 model years across 15 models.

ModelYears on record
FCCC S2C 106CAB2019 2018
FCCC S2G2019
FCCC XBS2019 2018
FCCC XCL2019 2018
FCCC XCM2019 2018
FCCC XCP2019 2018
FCCC XCR2019 2018
FCCC Redundant S2G2018
FREIGHTLINER 108SD2019 2018
FREIGHTLINER 114SD2019 2018
FREIGHTLINER Business Class M22019 2018
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia2019 2018
WESTERN STAR 47002019 2018
WESTERN STAR 49002019 2018
WESTERN STAR 57002019 2018

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.