2021 Freightliner Columbia

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection23V105000

Filed Feb 20, 202360,604 vehiclesDaimler Trucks North America, Llc

Defect. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Columbia, Coronado, Business Class M2, and 2020 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The drag link taper joint may not have been tightened sufficiently and could come loose, resulting in a complete separation of the drag link from the steering arm.

Risk. Drag link separation can cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. DTNA will inspect the drag link taper joint and repair it, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 21, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL967. This recall expands recall number 21V-689.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2021 — this page	0	1	0	0	Routine
2020	0	2	0	0	Routine
2019	0	3	0	0	Routine
2018	0	2	0	0	Routine
2017	0	3	0	0	Routine
2016	0	3	0	0	Routine
2015	0	3	0	0	Routine
2014	0	5	0	0	Routine
2013	0	5	0	0	Routine
2012	0	6	0	0	Routine
2011	0	13	0	0	Routine
2010	1	18	0	0	Routine
2009	2	20	0	0	Routine
2008	1	30	0	0	Routine
2007	11	27	1	0	Routine
2006	14	21	2	0	Routine
2005	38	14	2	0	Routine
2004	13	10	2	2	Fatalities reported
2003	10	5	0	0	Routine
2002	2	3	1	0	Routine
2001	3	1	0	0	Routine
2000	1	3	0	0	Routine
1999	0	2	0	0	Routine
1998	0	2	0	0	Routine
1997	0	1	0	0	Routine

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Other Freightliner models

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Cascadia 250 Freightliner 129 Conventional 73 Business Class M2 54 Century 53 Sprinter 2500 49 FL-70 39 FS-65 33 M2 30 FLD120 29

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 20, 2023. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.