Recalls for 2023 Freightliner Cascadia
13 total recalls found.
DEFECT #1 - STEERING
Posted on: 2022-06-09Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2022-2023 freightliner (fccc) mt45, mt45g and 2022-2023 freightliner cascadia vehicles. The steering gears may have been incorrectly assembled, which can cause the gear to fracture.
Consequence
A fractured steering gear can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dealers will inspect and replace the steering gears, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed december 28,2022. Owners may contact dtna's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl-938.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #2 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)
Posted on: 2022-08-01Description
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.
Consequence
Unexpected engine shut down can increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
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.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #3 - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Posted on: 2023-04-27Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020-2024 freightliner cascadia, 2021-2024 freightliner m2 business class, 2022 western star 4700, and 2020 freightliner classic cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a j-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 136, electronic stability control systems on heavy vehicles.
Consequence
Understeering during a j-turn may increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dtna will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed june 19, 2023. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl971.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #4 - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Posted on: 2023-04-27Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020-2024 freightliner cascadia, 2021-2024 freightliner m2 business class, 2022 western star 4700, and 2020 freightliner classic cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a j-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 136, electronic stability control systems on heavy vehicles.
Consequence
Understeering during a j-turn may increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dtna will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed june 19, 2023. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl971.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #5 - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Posted on: 2023-04-27Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020-2024 freightliner cascadia, 2021-2024 freightliner m2 business class, 2022 western star 4700, and 2020 freightliner classic cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a j-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 136, electronic stability control systems on heavy vehicles.
Consequence
Understeering during a j-turn may increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dtna will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed june 19, 2023. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl971.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #6 - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Posted on: 2023-04-27Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020-2024 freightliner cascadia, 2021-2024 freightliner m2 business class, 2022 western star 4700, and 2020 freightliner classic cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a j-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 136, electronic stability control systems on heavy vehicles.
Consequence
Understeering during a j-turn may increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dtna will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed june 19, 2023. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl971.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #7 - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Posted on: 2023-04-27Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020-2024 freightliner cascadia, 2021-2024 freightliner m2 business class, 2022 western star 4700, and 2020 freightliner classic cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a j-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 136, electronic stability control systems on heavy vehicles.
Consequence
Understeering during a j-turn may increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dtna will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed june 19, 2023. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl971.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #8 - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Posted on: 2023-04-27Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020-2024 freightliner cascadia, 2021-2024 freightliner m2 business class, 2022 western star 4700, and 2020 freightliner classic cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a j-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 136, electronic stability control systems on heavy vehicles.
Consequence
Understeering during a j-turn may increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dtna will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed june 19, 2023. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl971.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #9 - FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Posted on: 2022-11-02Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2017-2023 freightliner cascadia, 2020-2022 freightliner business class m2, and 2022 freightliner 114sd, and 2020-2023 western star 49x, 2021-2023 western star 47x, and 2021-2022 western star 57x vehicles. The brake modulator valves on the front axle may corrode and cause the vehicle to pull to the affected side during an adaptive cruise control (acc) braking event.
Consequence
Brakes that pull to one side during an acc braking event may cause a sudden change in vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dealers will inspect and replace the front brake modulator valves, as necessary. Some vehicles will have a software update which will alert driver when a replacement is required. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning october 16, 2023. Dtna's number for this recall is fl-958. This recall expands and replaces previous recall 20v-390. All vehicles previously repaired under recall 20v-390 will need to have the new remedy performed.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #10 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:MODULATOR
Posted on: 2022-11-02Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2017-2023 freightliner cascadia, 2020-2022 freightliner business class m2, and 2022 freightliner 114sd, and 2020-2023 western star 49x, 2021-2023 western star 47x, and 2021-2022 western star 57x vehicles. The brake modulator valves on the front axle may corrode and cause the vehicle to pull to the affected side during an adaptive cruise control (acc) braking event.
Consequence
Brakes that pull to one side during an acc braking event may cause a sudden change in vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dealers will inspect and replace the front brake modulator valves, as necessary. Some vehicles will have a software update which will alert driver when a replacement is required. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning october 16, 2023. Dtna's number for this recall is fl-958. This recall expands and replaces previous recall 20v-390. All vehicles previously repaired under recall 20v-390 will need to have the new remedy performed.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #11 - STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Posted on: 2023-04-05Description
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.
Consequence
A detached steering arm can result in a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
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.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #12 - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Posted on: 2023-02-13Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2017-2023 freightliner cascadia, 2020-2023 western star 49x, 2021-2023 western star 47x, and 2022 freightliner 114sd vehicles. The brake modulator valves on the front axle may corrode and cause the vehicle to pull to the affected side during braking initiated by electronic stability control (esc) or roll stability control (rsc).
Consequence
Brakes that pull to one side may cause a sudden change in vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dealers will inspect and replace the front brake modulator valves, as necessary. Some vehicles will have a software update which will alert driver when a replacement is required. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning october 13, 2023. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl966.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
DEFECT #13 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:MODULATOR
Posted on: 2023-02-13Description
Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2017-2023 freightliner cascadia, 2020-2023 western star 49x, 2021-2023 western star 47x, and 2022 freightliner 114sd vehicles. The brake modulator valves on the front axle may corrode and cause the vehicle to pull to the affected side during braking initiated by electronic stability control (esc) or roll stability control (rsc).
Consequence
Brakes that pull to one side may cause a sudden change in vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dealers will inspect and replace the front brake modulator valves, as necessary. Some vehicles will have a software update which will alert driver when a replacement is required. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning october 13, 2023. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl966.
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. Nhtsa. Gov
