Daimler Trucks North America: Service Brakes, Air › Disc
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 28, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 473. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, INCORRECT FASTENERS MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE CLAMPING FORCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKE ANCHOR PLATE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS.
The risk
REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF INCORRECT BOLTS WERE USED. IF INCORRECT BOLTS ARE FOUND, VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND REPAIRED AS REQUIRED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA AT 1-800-547-0712.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Fccc XCR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Freightliner Cascadia | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Freightliner Century Class | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Freightliner Columbia | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08V029000.
Full record for the 2008 Fccc XCR → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →