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NHTSA campaign 18V913000

Daimler Trucks North America LLC recall 18V913000

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Freightliner 114SD, 122SD, 108SD, Cascadia and Business class M2 trucks, Freightliner Custom Chassis XBS, XCL, XCM, MT45, MT55, S2G, S2RV, XCR and XCS custom chassis and Western Star 4700, 4900 and 5700 trucks equipped with Detroit Axle axles. The affected vehicles may have loose steering and tie rod arm bolts.

Reported 12/19/2018

What can happen

Loose tie rod arm bolts may lead to separation of the tie rod arm, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Repair

DTNA has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the steering arm and tie rod arm bolts for to make sure that they are properly tightened, installing new fasteners as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 9, 2019. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-802.

Components

  • Steering
  • Steering: Linkages: Tie rod assembly
  • Suspension: Front: Control arm

Affected years and models

A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.

2019 Fccc MT45View records2019 Fccc MT55GView records2019 Fccc S2GView records2019 Fccc S2RVView records2019 Fccc XBSView records2019 Fccc XCLView records2019 Fccc XCMView records2019 Fccc XCRView records2019 Fccc XCSView records2019 Freightliner 108SDView records2019 Freightliner 114SDView records2019 Freightliner 122SDView records2019 Freightliner BUSINESS CLASS M2View records2019 Freightliner CASCADIAView records2019 Western Star 4700View records2019 Western Star 4900View records2019 Western Star 5700View records2018 Fccc MT45View records2018 Fccc MT55GView records2018 Fccc redundant S2GView records2018 Fccc S2RVView records2018 Fccc XBSView records2018 Fccc XCLView records2018 Fccc XCMView records2018 Fccc XCRView records2018 Fccc XCSView records2018 Freightliner 108SDView records2018 Freightliner 114SDView records2018 Freightliner 122SDView records2018 Freightliner BUSINESS CLASS M2View records2018 Freightliner CASCADIAView records2018 Western Star 4700View records2018 Western Star 4900View records2018 Western Star 5700View records2017 Fccc MT45View records2017 Fccc MT55GView records2017 Fccc S2GView records2017 Fccc S2RVView records2017 Fccc XBSView records2017 Fccc XCLView records2017 Fccc XCMView records2017 Fccc XCRView records2017 Fccc XCSView records2017 Freightliner 108SDView records2017 Freightliner 114SDView records2017 Freightliner 122SDView records2017 Freightliner BUSINESS CLASS M2View records2017 Freightliner CASCADIAView records2017 Western Star 4700View records2017 Western Star 4900View records2017 Western Star 5700View records