Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V529000

Tires: valve

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-09-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V529000

Tires: valve

Component
Tires: valve
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
10,359
Reported to NHTSA
2020-09-01
Owners notified
2020-10-29

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recall certain 2018-2019 Freightliner Custom Chass XCL, 2018-2021 Freightliner XCM chassis, XCS Chassis and MC Chassis and 2017-2021 XCR Chassis. The tire valve stem extension for the inner wheel may come in contact with the outer wheel rim opening and become damaged.

Safety risk

Extensive damage to the valve stem extension may result in a loss of tire pressure of the inner wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners and dealer will inspect the inner wheel valve stem stabilizers and adjust as needed, free of charge. If the adjustment does not resolve the issue then the inner valve stem will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-861.

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

19 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
FCCC MC2021 2020 2019 2018
FCCC XCL2019 2018
FCCC XCM2021 2020 2019 2018
FCCC XCR2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
FCCC XCS2021 2020 2019 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.