Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V251000

Power train

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-05-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V251000

Power train

Component
Power train
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
5
Reported to NHTSA
2020-05-05
Owners notified
2020-02-01

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Business Class M2 trucks equipped with Cummins PowerDrive EV drivetrains, part numbers 4000EV, 6000EV, and 7000EV. A connector within the wire harness may become unplugged and cause loss of communication between control modules, resulting in sudden loss of drive power and power steering.

Safety risk

A sudden loss of drive power and loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Per Cummins, all of the affected vehicles have been remedied. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-850.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
FREIGHTLINER Business Class M22019

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.