Daimler Trucks North America: Steering › Rack and Pinion
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 16, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 8,882. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 29, 2005 THROUGH JULY 3, 2009. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITION, THE LEFT HAND INNER TIE ROD END MAY LOOSEN OVER TIME AND IF NOT CORRECTED, POTENTIALLY SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING RACK.
The risk
A SEPARATED TIE ROD ASSEMBLY CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Freightliner Cascadia | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 Freightliner Century | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Freightliner Columbia | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner Cascadia | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner Century | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner Columbia | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Freightliner Cascadia | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Freightliner Century | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Freightliner Columbia | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Freightliner Cascadia | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Freightliner Century | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Freightliner Columbia | 11 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Freightliner Cascadia | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Freightliner Century | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner Century | 2 | 2 | 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 09V357000.
Full record for the 2010 Freightliner Cascadia → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →