NHTSA campaign 11V465000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimler Trucks North America: Electronic Stability Control (esc)

Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 8, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,444. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2012 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2, CASCADIA, CENTURY, COLUMBIA, CORONADO AND STERLING A-LINE VEHICLES BUILT WITH MERITOR WABCO ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2011. UNDER CERTAIN ROAD AND DRIVING CONDITIONS, VEHICLE BODY ROLL AND ROAD INCLINATION CHARACTERISTICS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SLIP ANGLE CALCULATION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM. THIS MIGHT CAUSE THE ESC TO PERCEIVE AN OVER STEERING SITUATION AND THEREFORE APPLY THE OUTER WHEEL BRAKE ON THE FRONT AXLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PERCEIVED TO BE STABLE.

The risk

IF THE DRIVER IS SLOW TO REACT DURING THIS ESC INTERVENTION, THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LINE OF TRAVEL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ESC MODULE WITH THE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE VERSION AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE MAILED ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 21, 2011. THE DATE FOR AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL REMEDY IS SUBJECT TO VALIDATION TESTING AND PARTS AVAILABILITY. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.

42 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2012 Freightliner Cascadia	17	19	3	1
2012 Freightliner Century	0	2	0	0
2012 Freightliner Columbia	0	6	0	0
2012 Freightliner Coronado	1	13	0	0
2012 Freightliner M2	2	9	0	0
2012 Sterling A-Line	0	1	0	0
2011 Freightliner Cascadia	12	23	0	1
2011 Freightliner Century	0	9	0	0
2011 Freightliner Columbia	0	13	0	0
2011 Freightliner Coronado	0	18	0	0
2011 Freightliner M2	0	17	0	0
2011 Sterling A-Line	0	1	0	0
2010 Freightliner Cascadia	12	23	1	1
2010 Freightliner Century	0	11	0	0
2010 Freightliner Columbia	1	18	0	0
2010 Freightliner Coronado	0	12	0	0
2010 Freightliner M2	1	17	0	0
2010 Sterling A-Line	0	3	0	0
2009 Freightliner Cascadia	19	24	3	0
2009 Freightliner Century	0	12	0	0
2009 Freightliner Columbia	2	20	0	0
2009 Freightliner Coronado	0	11	0	0
2009 Freightliner M2	3	15	1	1
2009 Sterling A-Line	0	5	0	0
2008 Freightliner Cascadia	8	22	0	0
2008 Freightliner Century	1	9	0	0
2008 Freightliner Columbia	1	30	0	0
2008 Freightliner Coronado	0	18	0	0
2008 Freightliner M2	1	10	0	0
2008 Sterling A-Line	1	11	0	0
2007 Freightliner Cascadia	1	12	0	0
2007 Freightliner Century	0	9	0	0
2007 Freightliner Columbia	11	27	1	0
2007 Freightliner Coronado	0	15	0	0
2007 Freightliner M2	2	7	1	1
2007 Sterling A-Line	0	9	0	0
2006 Freightliner Cascadia	1	8	0	0
2006 Freightliner Century	6	8	0	0
2006 Freightliner Columbia	14	21	2	1
2006 Freightliner Coronado	1	12	0	0
2006 Freightliner M2	3	5	0	0
2006 Sterling A-Line	0	8	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 11V465000.

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