Fuel system, diesel: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
277
Reported to NHTSA
2025-01-28
Owners notified
2025-03-11
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Freightliner Custom Chassis XCM, 2022-2025 Custom Chassis XCR, 2024 Custom Chassis XBS, and 2024-2025 Custom Chassis XCS chassis, equipped with certain Cummins L9 diesel engines. The remote fuel filter hoses may separate from the fitting, causing a fuel leak and an engine stall.
Safety risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Cummins will replace the fuel hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 11, 2025. 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 F1016.
Fuel system, diesel: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
56
Reported to NHTSA
2024-06-06
Owners notified
2024-07-08
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Freightliner Custom Chassis XCR and 2024 XBS, XCM chassis. The remote fuel filter hoses may become separated from the fittings, which can result in a fuel leak and a lack of fuel supply to the engine.
Safety risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. Additionally, a lack of fuel can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Cummins will replace the fuel filter hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 8, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1003.
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 FCCC Shuttle Chassis, 2022-2023 FCCC RV Chassis, FCCC Van Chassis, Van Chassis Gas, 2023 Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Business Class M2, Thomas Built Bus School Bus Chassis, Western Star 4700, Western Star 47X, Western Star 4900, and Western Star 49X commercial buses. The tie rod may be missing a fastener, allowing the steer arm to detach.
Safety risk
A detached steering arm can result in a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
DTNA will inspect and repair or replace the tie rod assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 11, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL970.
Engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ECU/ECM)
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
1,375
Reported to NHTSA
2022-07-29
Owners notified
2022-09-27
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, Business Class M2, Cascadia, 2023 Freightliner FCCC MC, MT45, S2C 106CAB, XCM, S2RV 106CAB, XCR, XCS, and 2023 Western Star 4700, 49X, and 47X vehicles. The engine control module (ECM) may experience an internal short-circuit, which can result in an unexpected engine shut down.
Safety risk
Unexpected engine shut down can increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Cummins will replace the ECM, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 26, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-949.
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner Custom Chassis XBP, 2017-2020 XBR, 2017-2022 XBS, 2016-2019 XCL, 2016-2023 XCM, 2017-2021 XCP, 2016-2023 XCR, and 2017-2023 XCS recreational vehicle chassis. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have internal damage, which could result in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
Safety risk
Non-functioning brake lights, rear markers, or turn signals can reduce vehicle visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealer will install a secondary fused harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 18, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL917. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recalls 20V-404 and 18V-502. Vehicles previously recalled will need to receive the new remedy repair once it is available.
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Freightliner Custom Chass XCL, 2017-2022 XCM, XCS, 2017-2023 MC, XCR, 2018-2019 XBR, 2018-2020 XBS, 2018-2022 MBC, MT55, S2C, S2G, S2RV vehicles. The tire valve stem extension for the inner wheel may come into contact with the outer wheel rim opening and become damaged.
Safety risk
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
Dealers will remove the inner valve stem extensions and stabilizers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 18, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL912. Note: This recall supersedes and expands recall 20V-529 (FL-861). Vehicles previously repaired under 20V-529 will need to have the new remedy completed under this recall.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints recorded for this model year.
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.