Daimler Trucks North America: Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 30, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 8,971. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
DTNA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS C2, FCCC B2 CHASSIS, S2 CHASSIS, AND MC CHASSIS MANUFACTURED BEGINNING JANUARY 19, 2005 THROUGH APRIL 16, 2010. THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.
The risk
THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
27 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Fccc B2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Fccc MC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Fccc S2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Fccc B2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Fccc MC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Fccc S2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Fccc B2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Fccc MC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Fccc S2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Fccc B2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Fccc MC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Fccc S2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Fccc B2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Fccc MC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Fccc S2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Fccc B2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Fccc MC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Fccc S2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Fccc B2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Fccc MC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Fccc S2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
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 10V178000.
Full record for the 2011 Fccc B2 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →