NHTSA campaign 11V330000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimler Trucks North America: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables

Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 21, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 48,170. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

DTNA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2012 FREIGHTLINER; CASCADIA, CENTURY CLASS, COLUMBIA, AND CORONADO, CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 STERLING; A-LINE AND L-LINE AND CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 WESTERN STAR CONSTELLATION VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH JUNE 15, 2011, BUILT WITH DETROIT DIESEL 15 OR 16 ENGINES. THE BOLT ATTACHING A RUBBER ISOLATOR TO A SUPPORT BRACKET MAY BECOME LOOSE AND BACK OUT, POTENTIALLY CONTACTING AN UN-FUSED STARTER CABLE AND CREATING A SHORT CIRCUIT.

The risk

A SHORT CIRCUIT BETWEEN AN UN-FUSED BATTERY CABLE AND CHASSIS GROUND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW BOLT AND ISOLATOR AND REPAIR THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 21, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.

28 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2012 Freightliner Cascadia	17	19	3	1
2012 Freightliner Century Class	0	2	0	0
2012 Freightliner Columbia	0	6	0	0
2012 Freightliner Coronado	1	13	0	0
2012 Western Star Constellation	0	1	0	0
2011 Freightliner Cascadia	12	23	0	1
2011 Freightliner Century Class	0	3	0	0
2011 Freightliner Columbia	0	13	0	0
2011 Freightliner Coronado	0	18	0	0
2011 Western Star Constellation	1	1	0	0
2010 Freightliner Cascadia	12	23	1	1
2010 Freightliner Century Class	0	4	0	0
2010 Freightliner Columbia	1	18	0	0
2010 Freightliner Coronado	0	12	0	0
2010 Western Star Constellation	0	1	0	0
2009 Freightliner Cascadia	19	24	3	0
2009 Freightliner Century Class	0	4	0	0
2009 Freightliner Columbia	2	20	0	0
2009 Freightliner Coronado	0	11	0	0
2009 Sterling A-Line	0	5	0	0
2009 Sterling L-Line	1	5	0	0
2009 Western Star Constellation	0	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
2008 Freightliner Coronado	0	18	0	0
2008 Sterling A-Line	1	11	0	0
2008 Sterling L-Line	0	11	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 11V330000.

Full record for the 2012 Freightliner Cascadia → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →